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{{*mp|October 10}} The foreign ministers of [[Armenia]] and [[Turkey]] '''[[Armenia–Turkey relations#2009 signing of accord|sign an accord]]''' intended to normalise their relations. |
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{{*mp|October 9}} [[NASA]]'s [[LCROSS]] spacecraft ''(artist's impression pictured)'' successfully '''[[LCROSS#Mission|impacts]]''' the Moon, after launching a [[Centaur (rocket stage)|Centaur booster rocket]] at the [[Cabeus (crater)|Cabeus crater]], in order to search for [[Lunar water|water]]. |
{{*mp|October 9}} [[NASA]]'s [[LCROSS]] spacecraft ''(artist's impression pictured)'' successfully '''[[LCROSS#Mission|impacts]]''' the Moon, after launching a [[Centaur (rocket stage)|Centaur booster rocket]] at the [[Cabeus (crater)|Cabeus crater]], in order to search for [[Lunar water|water]]. |
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{{*mp|October 9}} [[U.S. President]] [[Barack Obama]] '''[[2009 Nobel Peace Prize|wins]]''' the 2009 [[Nobel Peace Prize]]. |
{{*mp|October 9}} [[U.S. President]] [[Barack Obama]] '''[[2009 Nobel Peace Prize|wins]]''' the 2009 [[Nobel Peace Prize]]. |
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{{*mp|October 7}} '''[[Venkatraman Ramakrishnan]]''', '''[[Thomas A. Steitz]]''' and '''[[Ada E. Yonath]]''' win the 2009 [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry]] for their work on the structure and function of the [[ribosome]]. |
{{*mp|October 7}} '''[[Venkatraman Ramakrishnan]]''', '''[[Thomas A. Steitz]]''' and '''[[Ada E. Yonath]]''' win the 2009 [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry]] for their work on the structure and function of the [[ribosome]]. |
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{{*mp|October 6}} The discovery of the '''[[Rings of Saturn#Phoebe ring|Phoebe ring]]''' of [[Saturn]], which has a radius at least 128 times that of the planet, is announced. |
{{*mp|October 6}} The discovery of the '''[[Rings of Saturn#Phoebe ring|Phoebe ring]]''' of [[Saturn]], which has a radius at least 128 times that of the planet, is announced. |
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{{*mp|October 6}} Four former [[Chile]]an [[Chilean Army|Army]] officers '''[[Gerardo_Huber#Convictions|are convicted]]''' of the 1991 murder of Colonel [[Gerardo Huber]] over an illegal arms deal with [[Croatia]]. |
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Revision as of 23:39, 10 October 2009
- The foreign ministers of Armenia and Turkey sign an accord intended to normalise their relations.
- NASA's LCROSS spacecraft (artist's impression pictured) successfully impacts the Moon, after launching a Centaur booster rocket at the Cabeus crater, in order to search for water.
- U.S. President Barack Obama wins the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize.
- Romanian-born German novelist Herta Müller wins the 2009 Nobel Prize in Literature.
- The Red Book by Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung is published and displayed in public for the first time.
- Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, Thomas A. Steitz and Ada E. Yonath win the 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their work on the structure and function of the ribosome.
- The discovery of the Phoebe ring of Saturn, which has a radius at least 128 times that of the planet, is announced.
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