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Despite suffering major antenna problems, Galileo achieved the first asteroid flyby (of 951 Gaspra), discovered the first asteroid moon (Dactyl, around 243 Ida), and observed Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9's collision with Jupiter. After gravity-assisted flybys of Venus and Earth, Galileo became the first spacecraft to orbit Jupiter. It then launched the first probe to directly measure Jupiter's atmosphere. In 2003, the mission was terminated by sending the orbiter into Jupiter's atmosphere to eliminate the possibility of contaminating the Jovian moons with terrestrial bacteria. (Full article...) Recently featured: Changi Airport MRT station New York Dolls Battle of Glasgow, Missouri Gaga performing "Bad Romance" "Bad Romance" is a song by American singer Lady Gaga (pictured) from her third extended play, The Fame Monster (2009). Gaga wrote and produced the song with RedOne. It is an electropop and dance-pop song with a spoken bridge. The lyrics, which describe Gaga's attraction to unhealthy romantic relationships, were drawn from the paranoia she experienced while on tour. "Bad Romance" topped charts in more than 20 countries and sold 12 million copies worldwide, becoming one of the best-selling singles of all time. It won two Grammy Awards and was named one of Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. Its music video received critical praise, won various accolades (including seven MTV Video Music Awards) and was briefly the most-viewed video on YouTube in 2010. Gaga has performed "Bad Romance" on multiple occasions, including at the Super Bowl LI halftime show in 2017. (Full article...) Recently featured: Galileo project Changi Airport MRT station New York Dolls Did you know... Ferrari FF ... that the Ferrari FF (pictured) was, upon its release, the world's fastest four-seater car? ... that a Paralympic gold medalist originally did not know that she qualified for parasports? ... that Karan Aujla's Hindi-language single "Tauba Tauba" from the 2024 film Bad Newz became a Canadian Hot 100 top-25 song ahead of the film's release? ... that Dani Sanchez-Lopez wanted to be an actor but switched to cinematography after realizing that actors deliver others' lines? ... that in UnMetal, the player has to heal any enemies whom they shoot? ... that manga artist Shinichi Ishizuka was told that becoming a manga artist would be "absolutely impossible"? ... that two Wisconsin radio stations purchased and reassembled the Wisconsin Pavilion from the 1964 New York World's Fair for use as their studios? ... that the extension to the Yumeshima Station was originally supposed to be opened in 2008 for when the Osaka Olympics was being bid for? ... that Tonia Ko once composed a three-part concerto played on bubble wrap? Today's featured media LAPD helicopter A Bell 206 Jetranger helicopter of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) showing clearly the searchlight, loudspeakers, antennas and other law enforcement modifications. Photo credit: Matthew Field Recently featured: Scene composed using Blender – American Robin – Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima In the news Daron Acemoglu Yahya Sinwar, the acting leader of Hamas, is killed in a firefight with Israeli forces in Gaza. The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences is awarded to Daron Acemoglu (pictured), Simon Johnson, and James A. Robinson for their comparative studies of prosperity between nations. The Europa Clipper spacecraft is launched to investigate Europa, an icy moon of Jupiter. Kenyan Ruth Chepng'etich breaks the women's marathon world record at the Chicago Marathon. The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded to the Japanese atomic bomb survivors group Nihon Hidankyo. Ongoing: Israel–Hamas war Israel–Hezbollah conflict Russian invasion of Ukraine timeline Sudanese civil war timeline Recent deaths: Victoria Roshchyna Liam Payne Leif Segerstam Mike Jackson G. N. Saibaba Thomas J. Donohue On this day... October 18: Alaska Day (1867) Bob Beamon 1565 – The first recorded naval battle between Europeans and the Japanese occurred when a flotilla of samurai attacked two Portuguese trade vessels at the Battle of Fukuda Bay in Nagasaki. 1748 – The War of the Austrian Succession ended with the signing of the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle. 1873 – Renton defeated Kilmarnock 2–0 in the opening match of the inaugural Scottish Cup. 1968 – At the Summer Olympics in Mexico City, American athlete Bob Beamon (pictured) achieved a distance of 8.90 m (29.2 ft) in the long jump event, setting a world record that stood for 23 years. John FitzWalter, 2nd Baron FitzWalter (d. 1361) Mehmet Esat Bülkat (b. 1862) Maria Antonescu (d. 1964) Bess Truman (d. 1982) More anniversaries: October 17 October 18 October 19

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