Day: October 25, 1960

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Uncrewed Spaceflight Venera

Venera 10 lands on Venus

  • October 25, 1975

VeneraLaunched less than a week after history-making sister ship Venera 9, the unmanned Soviet space probe Venera 10 lands on Venus mere days after its twin, and experiences similar system failures due to the harsh environment on the planet. Venera 10’s landing site – captured in a single picture – shows strong evidence of past lava flows.

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Television

Hammer House Of Horror: The Silent Scream

  • October 25, 1980

Hammer House Of HorrorThe seventh episode of the Hammer Studios-produced horror anthology series Hammer House Of Horror airs on ITV. Peter Cushing (Dr. Who and the Daleks, Star Wars) guest stars in his final appearance in a Hammer production. Brian Cox (Succession) also guest stars.

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Television

Misfits Of Science: Guess What’s Coming To Dinner

  • October 25, 1985

Misfits Of ScienceThe third episode of James D. Parriott’s lighthearted sci-fi series, Misfits Of Science, airs on NBC, starring Dean Paul Martin, Kevin Peter Hall (Predator, Harry And The Hendersons), and Courteney Cox (Friends, Scream, Cougar Town). James Sloyan (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) guest stars.

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The Flash: Honor Among Thieves

  • October 25, 1990

The FlashThe fourth episode of the superhero series The Flash, based on the DC Comics character, airs on CBS, starring John Wesley Shipp and Amanda Pays. Clarence Clemons and Elizabeth Gracen (Highlander: The Raven) guest star.

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Cassini / Huygens Uncrewed Spaceflight

Cassini peers through Titan’s clouds

  • October 25, 2004

TitanIn its first close flyby of Saturn’s largest moon, the unmanned Cassini probe performs the first-ever radar reconaissance of Titan’s surface. Shrouded by a thick, organically-rich atmosphere, Titan’s surface has never been seen until now. Though scientists say that Cassini’s close pass only allows them to map 1% of the surface, the preliminary results prove to be fascinating. Titan seems, at first glance, to have a relatively smooth surface, perhaps indicating oceans, or ongoing glacial or volcanic resurfacing; a member of the radar imaging team says that readings have also indicated that the surface of Titan is “covered in organics.” Cassini will get further chances to aim its radar beams at Titan, and in December it will release the European Space Agency’s Huygens probe, which will approach Titan, ultimately entering the moon’s dense atmosphere in January to take direct readings from the surface, whether it’s solid or liquid.