January 09

1992 – The first discoveries of extrasolar planets are announced by astronomers Aleksander Wolszczan and Dale Frail.

1998 – Two teams of international collaborations of scientists announce the discovery that galaxies are accelerating, flying apart at ever faster speeds, by observing distant, ancient exploding stars.

• This observation implies the existence of a mysterious, self-repelling property of space, first proposed by Albert Einstein.
  

2408 – Daniel Wueste is assigned as commanding officer of the USS Dauntless, BC-1553.

Fun Fact:

The national animal of Scotland is the Unicorn.