2008 in science
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| This article or section contains information about scheduled or expected future events. It may contain tentative information; the content may change as the event approaches and more information becomes available. |
| List of years in science (Table) |
|---|
| … 1998 . 1999 . 2000 . 2001 . 2002 . 2003 . 2004 … 2005 . 2006 . 2007 -2008- 2009 . 2010 . 2011 … 2012 . 2013 . 2014 . 2015 . 2016 . 2017 . 2018 … |
| Related time period or subjects |
| … 2005 . 2006 . 2007 – 2008 – 2009 . 2010 . 2011 … … 1970s . 1980s . 1990s – 2000s – 2010s . 2020s . 2030s … … 20th century – 21st century – 22nd century … |
| Art . Archaeology . Architecture . Literature . Music . Science . more… |
The year 2008 in science involves some significant events.
[edit] Events
Scientific events scheduled to occur in the year 2008 include:
- January 15 - NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft makes its first of three flybys of Mercury at 200 km altitude, to decrease velocity enough to a 2011 orbit insertion.
- May - The proton-proton Large Hadron Collider (LHC) particle accelerator and collider at CERN is scheduled to begin operations. It will be the world's largest particle physics laboratory.
- May 12 - Cassini Spacecraft is set to orbit within 100 km of Enceladus, its closest encounter of the sixth largest moon of Saturn.
- June 8 - NASA's Pluto probe New Horizons will cross the orbit of Saturn, after 2½ years journey. The Voyagers spent 3 to 4 years to get to Saturn.
- August 1 - Total solar eclipse: northern Canada, Siberia, Mongolia, northern China.
- October 6 - NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft makes the second of three flybys of Mercury.
- The Indian Space Research Organization plans an unmanned mission to the Moon.sv:Vetenskapsåret 2008
