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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Industry: Aerospace
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Number of blossaries: 2
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The Executive Branch agency of the United States government, responsible for the nation's civilian space program and aeronautics and aerospace research.
Eighth planet from the sun, a gas giant or Jovian planet.
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For technical definition, please follow this link to the U.S. Naval Observatory Astronomical Applications website.
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The SI unit of force equal to that required to accelerate a 1-kg mass 1 m per second per second (1m/sec2). Compare with dyne.
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A scheme for delivering many different measurements in one data stream. See Chapter 10.
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For technical definition, please follow this link to the U.S. Naval Observatory Astronomical Applications website.
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For technical definition, please follow this link to the U.S. Naval Observatory Astronomical Applications website.
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The larger of two small galaxies orbiting nearby our Milky Way galaxy, which are visible from the southern hemisphere
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The line marking the apparent junction of Earth and sky. For the technical definition, please follow this link to the U.S. Naval Observatory's Astronomical Applications.
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The space within the boundary of the heliopause, containing the sun and solar system.
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The boundary theorized to be roughly circular or teardrop-shaped, marking the edge of the sun's influence, perhaps 100 AU from the sun.
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