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Every Science & Technology article in the 2005 knowledge base. Use the topic filters to narrow by sub-topic.
Dover Trial Rejects Intelligent Design in Schools
On December 20, 2005, a federal judge ruled that Intelligent Design cannot be taught in public sc...
World's First Partial Face Transplant
On November 27, 2005, a surgical team in Amiens, France, performed the world's first partial huma...
Xbox 360 launch
Microsoft's Xbox 360 launched in North America on November 22, 2005 — the Tuesday before Thanksgi...
Guitar Hero launch
Guitar Hero launched on November 8, 2005, exclusively for the PlayStation 2, developed by Harmoni...
Discovery of Eris Announced
On July 29, 2005, a California Institute of Technology–led team announced the discovery of a dist...
STS-114: Space Shuttle Discovery Returns to Flight
On July 26, 2005, Space Shuttle Discovery launched on mission STS-114, the first crewed U.S. spac...
Deep Impact Collides with Comet Tempel 1
On July 4, 2005, NASA's Deep Impact spacecraft executed humanity's first intentional collision wi...
Airbus A380 Makes Its First Flight
On April 27, 2005, the first Airbus A380 — the world's largest passenger airliner — made its maid...
Kyoto Protocol Enters Into Force
The Kyoto Protocol officially entered into force on February 16, 2005 — exactly 90 days after Rus...
Founding of YouTube
YouTube was created in early 2005 by Chad Hurley, Steve Chen, and Jawed Karim, three former emplo...
Huygens Probe Lands on Titan
On January 14, 2005, the Huygens probe completed humanity's first landing on Titan, Saturn's larg...