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On This Day: Soviet probes Venera 11, Venera 12 and the German-American solar satellite... (1979)

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On March 5, 1979: Soviet probes Venera 11, Venera 12 and the German-American solar satellite Helios II all are hit by "off the scale" gamma rays leading to the discovery of soft gamma repeaters. This...

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