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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.
Time adjusted for location around the Earth or other planets in time zones.
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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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A measure of distance, the distance light travels in one year, about 63,197 AU.
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Every fourth year, in which a 366th day is added since the Earth's revolution takes 365 days 5 hr 49 min.
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Circles in parallel planes to that of the equator defining north-south measurements, also called parallels.
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Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation. Compare with Maser.
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LMC, the larger of two small galaxies orbiting nearby our Milky Way galaxy, which are visible from the southern hemisphere.
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A disk-shaped region about 30 to 100 AU from the sun considered to be the source of the short-period comets.
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The SI base unit of mass, based on the mass of a metal cylinder kept in France. See also g (gram).
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