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{{*mp|February 4}} [[Fossil]]s of the largest [[snake]] currently known, '''''[[Titanoboa]]''''', are discovered in [[Colombia]]. |
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{{*mp|February 3}} The discovery of '''[[COROT-Exo-7b]]''', the smallest [[exoplanet]] to have its diameter measured, is announced. |
{{*mp|February 3}} The discovery of '''[[COROT-Exo-7b]]''', the smallest [[exoplanet]] to have its diameter measured, is announced. |
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{{*mp|February 3}} [[Iran]] launches '''''[[Omid (satellite)|Omid]]''''', the nation's first domestically constructed [[satellite]]. |
{{*mp|February 3}} [[Iran]] launches '''''[[Omid (satellite)|Omid]]''''', the nation's first domestically constructed [[satellite]]. |
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- The discovery of COROT-Exo-7b, the smallest exoplanet to have its diameter measured, is announced.
- In American football, the Pittsburgh Steelers defeat the Arizona Cardinals 27–23 to win Super Bowl XLIII (pregame ceremony pictured).
- Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir becomes Prime Minister of Iceland, and the first openly gay head of government in modern times.
- A series of reprisal attacks between Palestinian groups causes up to 50 deaths in Gaza during a ceasefire in the 2008–2009 Israel–Gaza conflict.