Our new 'Word Of The Day' article update : deadfall , n :
(uncountable, Canada, US) Coarse woody debris; deadwood. (countable, specifically) A fallen tree. (countable, Canada, US, hunting) A kind of trap for large animals, consisting of a heavy board or log that falls on to the prey. (countable, US, slang) A cheap, rough bar or saloon.

Astronomy news update from NASA :
Taken on the same night, from the same place, with the same telescope and camera, these postcards from our Solar System are shown at the same scale to provide an interesting comparison of apparent sizes. Spanning about half a degree in planet Earth's sky, the Moon is a stitched mosaic of six images. The others are the result of digitally stacked frames or simple single exposures, with the real distances to the objects indicated along the bottom of each insert. Most of the Solar System's planets with their brighter moons, and Pluto were captured during the telescopic expedition, but elusive Mercury was missed because of clouds near the horizon. The International Space Station was successfully hunted, though. The night was July 21st. Telescope and camera were located at the Centro Astronomico de Tiedra Observatory in Spain.

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Our new 'Word Of The Day' article update : numinous , adj :
Of or relating to a numen (divinity); indicating the presence of a divinity. Evoking a sense of the mystical, sublime, or transcendent; awe-inspiring.

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Hello, Information from NASA The MUREP Innovations in Space Technology Curriculum (MISTC) awards align with the priorities of the agency’s Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD), which is responsible for developing the crosscutting, pioneering new technologies and capabilities the agency needs for current and future missions.

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Hello, Information from NASA NASA has awarded a contract to the University of Colorado Boulder for the management and operations of the agency’s Earth Observing System Data and Information System Snow and Ice Distributed Active Archive Center (DAAC).

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