2006 in science

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The year 2006 in science had some important events, listed below.

Events

• January 19 - The NASA spacecraft New Horizons was launched for a journey to Pluto.
• January 25 - The planet OGLE-2005-BLG-390Lb was found.
• February 1 - The dwarf planet Eris was found to be bigger than Pluto.
• March 19 - total solar eclipse that could be seen in Brazil, Greece, mid Atlantic Ocean, Sahara, Turkey, Georgia, Russia, Kazakhstan and Mongolia.
• June 30 - scientists found 9 more natural satellites of Saturn.
• August 24 - Pluto was ordered as a dwarf planet instead of a planet.
• September 13 -

2006 In Science Media

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  March 29 total eclipse from Turkey

2003 UB₃₁₃ received the name Eris.

Deaths

• May 14 - Robert Bruce Merrifield, chemist
• May 31 - Raymond Davis, Jr., chemist and physicist.
• August 9 - James Van Allen, American space scientist