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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.
A multiplier, x109, from the Latin "gigas" (giant). See the entry for CGPM.
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Its tiny value (G = 6.6726 x 10-11 Nm2/kg2) is unchanging throughout the universe.
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The phenomenon of emitting light upon absorbing radiation of an invisible wavelength.
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A planet orbiting a star other than the sun. Exoplanet.
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Two commonly used units of force are the Newton and the dyne. Force = Mass X Acceleration.
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Extrasolar planet. A planet orbiting a star other than the sun.
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A measurement of time defined by orbital motions. Equates to Mean Solar Time corrected for irregularities in Earth's motions. Obsolete, replaced by TT, Terrestrial Time.
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A planet orbiting a star other than the Sun. See also Exoplanet.
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UTC of an event at DSN receive-time, equal to SCET plus OWLT.
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