Our new 'Word Of The Day' article update : scouthouse , n :
(Scouting, US) A building where members of the Scout Movement hold their meetings. The first Scout camp was held on Brownsea Island in Dorset, England, U.K. (now the site of the Brownsea Island Scout camp) starting on this day in 1907.
Wednesday, 31 July 2019
This Is The Beginning Of The End Of The Beef Industry
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NASA Administrator Names Acting Director for Goddard Space Flight Center
Hello, Information from NASA NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine has named George Morrow to serve as acting director of the agency’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, effective Thursday, Aug. 1.
July 31, 2019
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This Week in NASA History: First Use of the Lunar Roving Vehicle – July 31, 1971
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This week in 1971, Apollo 15 became the first mission to use the Lunar Roving Vehicle.
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Tuesday, 30 July 2019
IC 1795: The Fishhead Nebula
Astronomy news update from NASA : 
To some, this nebula looks like the head of a fish. However, this colorful cosmic portrait really features glowing gas and obscuring dust clouds in IC 1795, a star forming region in the northern constellation Cassiopeia. The nebula's colors were created by adopting the Hubble color palette for mapping narrow emission from oxygen, hydrogen, and sulfur atoms to blue, green and red colors, and further blending the data with images of the region recorded through broadband filters. Not far on the sky from the famous Double Star Cluster in Perseus, IC 1795 is itself located next to IC 1805, the Heart Nebula, as part of a complex of star forming regions that lie at the edge of a large molecular cloud. Located just over 6,000 light-years away, the larger star forming complex sprawls along the Perseus spiral arm of our Milky Way Galaxy. At that distance, this picture would span about 70 light-years across IC 1795.
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To some, this nebula looks like the head of a fish. However, this colorful cosmic portrait really features glowing gas and obscuring dust clouds in IC 1795, a star forming region in the northern constellation Cassiopeia. The nebula's colors were created by adopting the Hubble color palette for mapping narrow emission from oxygen, hydrogen, and sulfur atoms to blue, green and red colors, and further blending the data with images of the region recorded through broadband filters. Not far on the sky from the famous Double Star Cluster in Perseus, IC 1795 is itself located next to IC 1805, the Heart Nebula, as part of a complex of star forming regions that lie at the edge of a large molecular cloud. Located just over 6,000 light-years away, the larger star forming complex sprawls along the Perseus spiral arm of our Milky Way Galaxy. At that distance, this picture would span about 70 light-years across IC 1795.
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aposematism: Word of the day for July 31, 2019
Our new 'Word Of The Day' article update : aposematism , n :
(biology, chiefly zoology) An adaptation, especially a form of coloration, that warns off potential predators.
(biology, chiefly zoology) An adaptation, especially a form of coloration, that warns off potential predators.
NASA Announces Call for Next Phase of Commercial Lunar Payload Services
Hello, Information from NASA NASA has announced the latest opportunity for industry to participate in its Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) efforts to deliver science and technology payloads to and near the Moon.
July 30, 2019
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NASA Announces US Industry Partnerships to Advance Moon, Mars Technology
Hello, Information from NASA As NASA prepares to land humans on the Moon by 2024 with the Artemis program, commercial companies are developing new technologies, working toward space ventures of their own, and looking to NASA for assistance.
July 30, 2019
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Viewing the Mediterranean Coasts of Tunisia and Libya from the Space Station
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The Mediterranean coasts of Tunisia and Libya and the Italian island of Sicily across the sea are pictured as the International Space Station orbited 260 miles above north Africa.
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Monday, 29 July 2019
tajine: Word of the day for July 30, 2019
Our new 'Word Of The Day' article update : tajine , n :
(cooking) An earthenware cooking pot of North African origin, consisting of a shallow, round dish without handles and a tall, conical or dome-shaped lid. (by extension) A stew, originally from Morocco, the ingredients of which are traditionally cooked slowly in such a pot; the dish is normally served with couscous. Today is Eid Al-Ârch or the Festival of the Throne in Morocco, which commemorates the enthronement of King Mohammed VI on this day 20 years ago in 1999.
(cooking) An earthenware cooking pot of North African origin, consisting of a shallow, round dish without handles and a tall, conical or dome-shaped lid. (by extension) A stew, originally from Morocco, the ingredients of which are traditionally cooked slowly in such a pot; the dish is normally served with couscous. Today is Eid Al-Ârch or the Festival of the Throne in Morocco, which commemorates the enthronement of King Mohammed VI on this day 20 years ago in 1999.
NASA Pilot Rich Rogers: "All Good Things ..."
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For NASA Wallops Flight Facility research pilot Rich Rogers, July 26 brought an end to one of the things in his life that he has greatly enjoyed – flying Navy and NASA aircraft.
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Sunday, 28 July 2019
smocking: Word of the day for July 29, 2019
Our new 'Word Of The Day' article update : smocking , n :
(sewing) An embroidery technique in which the fabric is gathered and then embroidered with decorative stitches to hold the gathers in place; the product of the use of this embroidery technique.
(sewing) An embroidery technique in which the fabric is gathered and then embroidered with decorative stitches to hold the gathers in place; the product of the use of this embroidery technique.
How A Podcast And Its Army Of Amateur Sleuths Helped Free A Man From Prison
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Saturday, 27 July 2019
brawl: Word of the day for July 28, 2019
Our new 'Word Of The Day' article update : brawl , v :
(intransitive) To engage in a brawl; to fight or quarrel. (intransitive) To create a disturbance; to complain loudly. (intransitive) Especially of a rapid stream running over stones: to make a loud, confused noise. (transitive) To pour abuse on; to scold. [...] (intransitive, obsolete) To move to and fro, to quiver, to shake.
(intransitive) To engage in a brawl; to fight or quarrel. (intransitive) To create a disturbance; to complain loudly. (intransitive) Especially of a rapid stream running over stones: to make a loud, confused noise. (transitive) To pour abuse on; to scold. [...] (intransitive, obsolete) To move to and fro, to quiver, to shake.
Entitled Tesla Jackass Parks On Stranger's Lawn, Steals Electricity For 12 Hours
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Friday, 26 July 2019
carrier wave: Word of the day for July 27, 2019
Our new 'Word Of The Day' article update : carrier wave , n :
(physics) A wave that can be modulated, either in amplitude, frequency, or phase, to carry or transmit images, music, speech, or other signals. Italian electrical engineer and inventor Guglielmo Marconi, who is credited with inventing the radio, made the first public transmission of wireless signals on this day in 1896, from a site in London, UK, now occupied by the BT Centre.
(physics) A wave that can be modulated, either in amplitude, frequency, or phase, to carry or transmit images, music, speech, or other signals. Italian electrical engineer and inventor Guglielmo Marconi, who is credited with inventing the radio, made the first public transmission of wireless signals on this day in 1896, from a site in London, UK, now occupied by the BT Centre.
Hubble Snaps a Galactic Potpourri of Particles
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The sharply angled perspective in this Hubble image of spiral galaxy NGC 3169 makes it seem as if we, the viewers, are craning our necks to see over a barrier into the galaxy's bright center. In the case of NGC 3169, this barrier is the thick dust embedded within the galaxy's spiral arms.
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The sharply angled perspective in this Hubble image of spiral galaxy NGC 3169 makes it seem as if we, the viewers, are craning our necks to see over a barrier into the galaxy's bright center. In the case of NGC 3169, this barrier is the thick dust embedded within the galaxy's spiral arms.
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SpaceX Dragon en Route to Space Station with NASA Science, Cargo
Hello, Information from NASA A SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft is on its way to deliver the second commercial crew docking port and about 5,000 pounds of science investigations and supplies for the International Space Station after a 6:01 p.m. EDT Thursday launch from Florida.
July 25, 2019
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Thursday, 25 July 2019
effulgent: Word of the day for July 26, 2019
Our new 'Word Of The Day' article update : effulgent , adj :
(literary, also figuratively) Radiant, resplendent, shining.
(literary, also figuratively) Radiant, resplendent, shining.
How Citroën Sabotaged Wartime Nazi Truck Production In A Simple And Brilliant Way
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SpaceX Dragon on Route to Space Station with NASA Science, Cargo
Hello, Information from NASA A SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft is on its way to deliver the second commercial crew docking port and about 5,000 pounds of science investigations and supplies for the International Space Station after a 6:01 p.m. EDT Thursday launch from Florida.
July 25, 2019
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NASA TV to Air Launch, Docking of Russian Space Station Cargo Ship
Hello, Information from NASA A Russian Progress cargo spacecraft is scheduled to launch to the International Space Station Wednesday, July 31. Live coverage of the resupply craft’s launch and docking will begin at 7:45 a.m. EDT on NASA Television and the agency’s website.
July 25, 2019
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Seeing the World With a Drone
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A drone moves high above downtown Reno, Nevada on the afternoon of June 23, 2019 as part of NASA’s TCL-4 (Technology Capability Level) operation.
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Wednesday, 24 July 2019
aspheterism: Word of the day for July 25, 2019
Our new 'Word Of The Day' article update : aspheterism , n :
(dated, rare) The view that all property should be in common ownership and that no individual should benefit from private possession. The English poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge, who coined the word in a 1794 letter to fellow poet Robert Southey, died on this day 185 years ago in 1834.
(dated, rare) The view that all property should be in common ownership and that no individual should benefit from private possession. The English poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge, who coined the word in a 1794 letter to fellow poet Robert Southey, died on this day 185 years ago in 1834.
50 Years Ago Today: Apollo 11 Command Module Recovered After Splashdown
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The Apollo 11 Command Module is hoisted aboard the USS Hornet, the prime recovery vessel for the historic Apollo 11 lunar landing mission.
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Tuesday, 23 July 2019
quakebuttock: Word of the day for July 24, 2019
Our new 'Word Of The Day' article update : quakebuttock , n :
(formerly obsolete, rare, now humorous) A coward.
(formerly obsolete, rare, now humorous) A coward.
Our Global Food System Discards 46 Million Tons Of Fish Each Year. Why?
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Christopher Kraft at Flight Console
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Christopher C. Kraft, Jr., who died July 22, 2019, created the concept of NASA's Mission Control and developed its organization, operational procedures and culture
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Christopher C. Kraft, Jr., who died July 22, 2019, created the concept of NASA's Mission Control and developed its organization, operational procedures and culture
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Monday, 22 July 2019
churchical: Word of the day for July 23, 2019
Our new 'Word Of The Day' article update : churchical , adj :
(Christianity, informal) Pertaining to or characteristic of church; ecclesiastical. (chiefly Jamaica, music) Belonging to a style of Reggae music that reflects a spiritual sensibility. (chiefly Jamaica, Rastafari) Pertaining to the strain of Rastafarian culture that emphasizes a traditional theocracy. Haile Selassie, Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 to 1974, was born on this day in 1892. He is worshipped as a deity and messiah by Rastafarians.
(Christianity, informal) Pertaining to or characteristic of church; ecclesiastical. (chiefly Jamaica, music) Belonging to a style of Reggae music that reflects a spiritual sensibility. (chiefly Jamaica, Rastafari) Pertaining to the strain of Rastafarian culture that emphasizes a traditional theocracy. Haile Selassie, Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 to 1974, was born on this day in 1892. He is worshipped as a deity and messiah by Rastafarians.
Commercial Space Ride Secured for NASA’s New Air Pollution Sensor
Hello, Information from NASA NASA has secured a host satellite provider and ride into space for an instrument that will dramatically advance our understanding of air quality over North America.
July 22, 2019
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NASA Administrator Remembers Mission Control Pioneer Chris Kraft
Hello, Information from NASA Statement from NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine on the passing of Chris Kraft, who died Monday in Houston at the age of 95.
July 22, 2019
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Eagle Scouts to Speak with NASA Astronaut Aboard Space Station
Hello, Information from NASA Fifty years after NASA astronaut and Eagle Scout Neil Armstrong sent greetings from space to the 1969 Scout Jamboree, scouts will have an opportunity to talk live with an astronaut aboard the International Space Station at 1:30 p.m. EDT Wednesday, July 24.
July 22, 2019
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Visions of Apollo 11: Command Service Module Orbits the Moon
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This image shows the Command Service Module orbiting the Moon as Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin explored the lunar surface.
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Sunday, 21 July 2019
HDR: Earths Circular Shadow on the Moon
Astronomy news update from NASA : 
What could create such a large circular shadow on the Moon? The Earth. Last week's full Moon -- the Buck Moon -- was so full that it fell almost exactly in a line with the Sun and the Earth. When that happens the Earth casts its shadow onto the Moon. The circularity of the Earth's shadow on the Moon was commented on by Aristotle and so has been noticed since at least the 4th century BC. What's new is humanity's ability to record this shadow with such high dynamic range (HDR). The featured HDR composite of last week's partial lunar eclipse combines 15 images and include an exposure as short as 1/400th of a second -- so as not to overexpose the brightest part -- and an exposure that lasted five seconds -- to bring up the dimmest part. This dimmest part -- inside Earth's umbra -- is not completely dark because some light is refracted through the Earth's atmosphere onto the Moon. A total lunar eclipse will occur next in 2021 May.
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What could create such a large circular shadow on the Moon? The Earth. Last week's full Moon -- the Buck Moon -- was so full that it fell almost exactly in a line with the Sun and the Earth. When that happens the Earth casts its shadow onto the Moon. The circularity of the Earth's shadow on the Moon was commented on by Aristotle and so has been noticed since at least the 4th century BC. What's new is humanity's ability to record this shadow with such high dynamic range (HDR). The featured HDR composite of last week's partial lunar eclipse combines 15 images and include an exposure as short as 1/400th of a second -- so as not to overexpose the brightest part -- and an exposure that lasted five seconds -- to bring up the dimmest part. This dimmest part -- inside Earth's umbra -- is not completely dark because some light is refracted through the Earth's atmosphere onto the Moon. A total lunar eclipse will occur next in 2021 May.
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radiole: Word of the day for July 22, 2019
Our new 'Word Of The Day' article update : radiole , n :
(zoology) The spine of a sea urchin. (zoology) A heavily ciliated feather-like tentacle occuring in clusters on the crowns of certain tubeworms, especially those of the order Canalipalpata (the fan-head worms), used for feeding and respiration.
(zoology) The spine of a sea urchin. (zoology) A heavily ciliated feather-like tentacle occuring in clusters on the crowns of certain tubeworms, especially those of the order Canalipalpata (the fan-head worms), used for feeding and respiration.
Saturday, 20 July 2019
Moonquakes Surprisingly Common
Astronomy news update from NASA : 
Why are there so many moonquakes? Analyses of seismometers left on the moon by the Apollo moon landings reveals a surprising number of moonquakes occurring within 100 kilometers of the surface. In fact, 62 moonquakes were detected in data recorded between 1972 and 1977. Many of these moonquakes are not only strong enough to move furniture in a lunar apartment, but the stiff rock of the moon continues to vibrate for many minutes, significantly longer than the softer rock earthquakes on Earth. The cause of the moonquakes remains unknown, but a leading hypothesis is the collapse of underground faults. Regardless of the source, future moon dwellings need to be built to withstand the frequent shakings. Pictured here 50 years ago today, Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin stands beside a recently deployed lunar seismometer, looking back toward the lunar landing module.
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Why are there so many moonquakes? Analyses of seismometers left on the moon by the Apollo moon landings reveals a surprising number of moonquakes occurring within 100 kilometers of the surface. In fact, 62 moonquakes were detected in data recorded between 1972 and 1977. Many of these moonquakes are not only strong enough to move furniture in a lunar apartment, but the stiff rock of the moon continues to vibrate for many minutes, significantly longer than the softer rock earthquakes on Earth. The cause of the moonquakes remains unknown, but a leading hypothesis is the collapse of underground faults. Regardless of the source, future moon dwellings need to be built to withstand the frequent shakings. Pictured here 50 years ago today, Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin stands beside a recently deployed lunar seismometer, looking back toward the lunar landing module.
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aventurine: Word of the day for July 21, 2019
Our new 'Word Of The Day' article update : aventurine , n :
A kind of brownish glass containing gold-coloured spangles. (mineralogy, by extension) A variety of translucent quartz, spangled throughout with scales of yellow mica.
A kind of brownish glass containing gold-coloured spangles. (mineralogy, by extension) A variety of translucent quartz, spangled throughout with scales of yellow mica.
Motorist Attempts Driving Down A Stairway In Vancouver And Midway Through Realizes It Was A Very Bad Idea
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