Meaning: A fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving. Classified under: Nouns denoting man-made objects. Synonyms: thread; yarn. Hypernyms (yarn is a kind of...): cord (a line made of twisted fibers or threads).Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of yarn): fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving. Classified under: Nouns denoting man-made objects. Synonyms: thread; yarn. Hypernyms (yarn is a kind of...): cord (a line made of twisted fibers or threads).
So far, all we know is the announcement has to do with Mars and a mystery that NASA says is now solved. NASA will detail a major science finding from the agency's ongoing exploration of Mars during a news briefing at (10:30 a.m. CST) on Monday, Sept. 28 at the James Webb Auditorium at NASA Headquarters in Washington.
That's how it was, for the most part, in the 1980s. Yet, when NASA's Challenger shuttle exploded on January 28, 1986, killing all seven crew members, the catastrophe unfolded live on a little known 24-hour news channel: CNN.