On This Day In Space: Nov. 7, 1996: Mars Global Surveyor launches to the Red Planet

On Nov. 6, 1572, the German astronomer Wolfgang Schulër observed a supernova with his bare eyes. See how it happened in our On This Day In Space series.

On This Day In Space: Nov. 7, 1996: Mars Global Surveyor launches to the Red Planet
On Nov. 6, 1572, the German astronomer Wolfgang Schulër observed a supernova with his bare eyes. See how it happened in our On This Day In Space series.