DAILY SNAPSHOT
Tuesday, October 20, 2015

All times are Eastern Time (ET)

10:00 AM: The President receives the Presidential Daily Briefing

12:30 PM: The President and the Vice President meet for lunch

3:00 PM: The President meets with Secretary of State Kerry; The Vice President also attends

4:45 PM: The President meets with Secretary of Defense Carter

From NASA's Instagram Takeover: An Incredible Look At Cat’s Eye Nebula

This incredible look at the Cat’s Eye nebula was taken from a composite of data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and Hubble Space Telescope. This famous object is a so-called planetary nebula that represents a phase of stellar evolution that the Sun should experience several billion years from now.

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Email from Jay Pharoah: "You better make room"

Saturday Night Live cast member Jay Pharoah sent the following message on the First Lady's new initiative #BetterMakeRoom.

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A Nanotechnology-Inspired Grand Challenge for Future Computing

Today, the White House is announcing a grand challenge to develop transformational computing capabilities by combining innovations in multiple scientific disciplines.

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81 Companies Have Committed to #ActOnClimate

Big news in the fight against climate change: 81 major U.S. companies are stepping up and committing at least $160 billion in new low-carbon investments ‪#ActOnClimate‬.

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