The seven days of the week are traceable to the gods that oversaw those days dating back to Greek and Roman mythologies. If you look at the romance languages, the word for Thursday is named for Jupiter. In Spanish, no Spanish. Venus, Martes, Miraculous,. Webis, Webis, that's Jupiter. The Norse counterpart gods to the Greek and Roman gods share the same day. Thor wheels the lightning bolt. Who in Roman legend wheels lightning bolt? Zeus. So it's it's a news story that happens every single night.
Does being in space mean there is no gravity? What does noon have to do with the Artemis Mission? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice break down weightlessness, planetary alignments, and what is going on on the south pole of the moon.
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