In order to obtain permission to use the logo, a company must submit designs to the Multimedia Division of NASA’s Office of Communications at NASA Headquarters in Washington, where Bert Ulrich, multimedia liaison, reviews them. When NASA relaunched its Visible Earth program – which enables users on the web to download images from the agency’s catalog of satellite photography – in mid-2005, they quickly realized that they were facing a bandwidth dilemma. This means in Albuquerque, 6.77 kWh worth of sunlight falls on each square meter of Earth in the course of one day (on average). We know it’s kind of weird to think of yourself as a Martian, but consider the 60 or so meteorites found on Earth that scientists feel certain came from Mars. Scientists detected the planets by using powerful telescopes to measure tiny dips of light from TRAPPIST-1, indicating a planet transiting across the star. If Ophiuchus were part of it, this would mean that the dates for each star sign would be different, which could change the star sign you belong to (for instance, the Capricorn dates would be Jan. 20 – Feb. 16, instead of Dec. 22 – Jan. 19). But Ophiuchus isn’t part of the astrological chart, so if you believe being a Scorpio explains your behavior, feel free to keep on believing that.

Is it, or is it not, a country? Defining what is and isn’t a country is a lot more complicated than many people would realize. These four qualities were agreed upon in the 1933 Montevideo Convention on the Rights and Duties of States, which is an international treaty registered with the League of Nations, the precursor to the United Nations.” In other words, as long as the four qualities above are met, an area qualifies as a country even if other countries choose not to recognize it. Many other countries are in a similar boat. If those stories are to be believed. Category 2 winds are at least 96 mph. Despite the bizarreness of some of these choices, the pet most recognized as a presidential sidekick – at least for modern-day presidents – is the loyal canine. The stables caught fire in 1864 – President Abraham Lincoln tried to help put out the fire – and finally were dismantled in the early 1900s. Zachary Taylor (No. 12, 1849-50) was among many presidents who took a warhorse – his was named “Old Whitey” – with him to the President’s House.

British in the American Revolution and was an old Adams’ family friend. Old JQA kept his gator in a bathtub – so the story goes – and enjoyed scaring guests by springing the big fella on them. According to the Presidential Pet Museum, the story goes that John Quincy Adams (John Adams’ son and the sixth U.S. Opossums: The story goes that Benjamin Harrison (No. 23, 1889-1893) had two pet opossums at the White House. Those two gators – names also unknown – were the last known caimans to reside (allegedly) in the White House. But then, a century later, Allan Henry Hoover, son of Herbert Hoover (No. 31, from 1929-1933) and his two gators showed up. Those gators supposedly were allowed to roam the White House grounds which, as the folks at the Presidential Pet Museum also point out, probably kept King Tut on his toes. Evan Phifer, a historian with The White House Historical Association. President Theodore Roosevelt officially gave the White House its current name in 1901.) The alligator – whose name seems to be have been lost to time – was a gift from the French military officer Marquis de Lafayette, who fought with the U.S.

A thirsty work crew will have a tough time being all of the tasks done. You have to do some market research to determine how well a new bank will do in a particular area, or where the best spot in a large geographic region might be. The whole idea of a reptile in the people’s house would have been unique, too. However, President Hoover did preside over a ceremony on White House grounds involving an opossum and a local high school sports team, Phifer says. Phifer says. The bears lived in an enclosure on the lawn of the “President’s House” before being moved to Philadelphia. Many others qualified as a president’s Best Friend: Warren G. Harding (No. 29, 1921-1923) gave his dog, Laddie Boy, a hand-carved chair to sit in during meetings. 1825-1829) housed an alligator in the unfinished East Room of the President’s House. The most famous, perhaps, was Josiah, a badger, who often was carried around the White House grounds by young Archie Roosevelt. Ironically, Checkers, a black-and-white cocker spaniel, never made it to the White House. They talk about redecorating – and whether that’s really white (or one of the 15 variations of “eggshell”), and they share their lives with cats, dogs, guinea pigs and all sorts of household pets.