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John Young
John Young was the first astronaut to fly into space six times, the ninth man to walk on the moon, and the pilot of the first American space shuttle mission. NASA called him "in every way the…February 2018 Current Events: Science & Technology News
Top of Page World News | Disaster News | US News The world is a very busy place, and it's hard to stay on top of everything. Infoplease has got you covered. Here are the world news events you need…A Morass of Movable Feasts
A quick guide to the dates of Passover and Easter Related Links Easter Features Tale of Two Easters Passover Kosher for Passover The Jewish Calendar The Christian…Andersen's Fairy Tales: The Watchman's Adventure
What Happened to the CouncillorA Moment of Head Importance - ...The Watchman's Adventure "Why, there is a pair of galoshes, as sure as I'm alive!" said the watchman, awaking from a gentle…Pluto, in astronomy
(Encyclopedia) Pluto, in astronomy, a dwarf planet and the first Kuiper belt, or transneptunian, object (see comet) to be discovered (1930) by astronomers. Pluto has an elliptical orbit usually lying…ring, in astronomy
(Encyclopedia) ring, in astronomy, relatively thin band of rocks and dust and ice particles that orbit around a planet in the planet's equatorial plane. All four of the giant planets in the solar…Neil Armstrong
Neil Armstrong made history on July 20, 1969, when he became the first human being to set foot on the moon. Neil Armstrong was a veteran aviator: he had flown 78 combat missions over Korea as a Navy…Cassini-Huygens (U.S., the European Space Agency, and the Italian Space Agency)
Destination: Saturn. Launched: Oct. 15, 1997. Arrival: July 1, 2004. Mission: To orbit Saturn for four years. The Cassini-Huygens mission is named for the Italian-French astronomer Jean…The Smaller Satellites
ProteusLarissaDespinaGalateaThalassaNaiadNew Neptunian MoonsNeptune's Rings In addition to the previously known moons, Triton and Nereid, Voyager 2 found 6 satellites in 1989. In 2003,…Aitareya-Aranyaka: Second Aranyaka, First Adhyâya, Seventh Khanda
Seventh Khanda1. Next follow the powers of that Person.2. By his speech earth and fire were created.Herbs are produced on the earth, and Agni (fire) makes them ripe and sweet. “Take this,…