There’s some noteworthy anniversaries happening this week, and they touch on two of my favorite subjects, music and space exploration.

February 4th: NASA beams The Beatles “Across the Universe” towards Polaris, the North Star. It’s the first time a song has been transmitted into deep space by NASA’s Deep Space Network. This marks the 50th anniversary of NASA, as well as The Beatles, who both started in 1958.

See the video on anon.nasa-global.edgesuite.net.
45 Years Ago: The Deep Space Network is founded.
50 Years Ago: Explorer 1, the first U.S. satellite is launched into orbit.
Read the full story on nasa.gov