A galaxy named “Dwingeloo 1” was discovered to be just 10 million light-years from our own.
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French inventor Franky Zapata crossed the English Channel on a hoverboard.
Californian Judge Vaughn Walker overturned the same-sex marriage ban.
NASA launched the Phoenix spaceship from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, US.
Miss Piggy and Kermit the Frog took to Twitter to tell the public that they had broken up.
Mount Asama erupted in Japan, killing around 1,400 people.