'Miss Mitchell's Comet' Streaks Across Google Doodle Today

Thursday, August 1, 2013 - 11:00 in Astronomy & Space

There might be a few space fans working at Google. The search engine is honoring Maria Mitchell — the first American woman who worked as a professional astronomer — with a doodle to celebrate what would be her 195th birthday.

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