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MANILA, Philippines – Flood control made headlines — both real and fake — in the month of September. From AI-manipulated videos of Sarah Discaya to fake endorsement deals with tennis star Alex Eala, the flood of fake news continued this month. It seems fake news peddlers and flood control contractorsContinue Reading

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The Global Sumud Flotilla says its fleet of over 50 ships has entered the ‘high-risk zone.’, A Gaza-bound aid flotilla is currently sailing toward the enclave, entering a high-risk zone where previous missions have faced attacks and interceptions. On Wednesday, Israel’s public broadcaster Kan reported that the Israeli military isContinue Reading

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International mission would surge personnel in Haiti, with mandate to ‘neutralise, isolate, and deter’ gangs., International mission would surge personnel in Haiti, with mandate to ‘neutralise, isolate, and deter’ gangs. The United Nations Security Council has voted to expand an international security force deployed to Haiti and transform it intoContinue Reading

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4 Min Read October’s Night Sky Notes: Let’s Go, LIGO! An artist’s impression of gravitational waves generated by binary neutron stars. Credits: R. Hurt/Caltech-JPL by Kat Troche of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific September 2025 marks ten years since the first direct detection of gravitational waves as predicted byContinue Reading

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Mission Details From concept to orbit, every Landsat mission is a feat of engineering and coordination. Explore the milestones, development, and operations that make Landsat 9’s global science possible. Landsat 9 is composed of three mission segments: the space segment (spacecraft and instruments), the launch segment, and the ground segment.Continue Reading

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Technology Spectral Bands and Applications Since the launch of Landsat 1 in 1972, new or refined spectral bands have been added to subsequent Landsat missions to empower existing and emerging applications.  Multispectral Scanner System (MSS) Thematic Mapper (TM) Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus (ETM+) Operational Land Imager (OLI) Thermal Infrared SensorContinue Reading

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Instruments Operational Land Imager (OLI) OLI marked a major leap in Earth observation technology and performance. It collects comparable measurements with previous Landsat satellites while delivering sharper, more robust data that improves ability to classify images, detect land cover change, and map environmental features and conditions. Requirements Design Spectral BandsContinue Reading

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What Is Exoplanet Watch? Background Information An introduction to exoplanets and how astronomers study them. Why join Exoplanet Watch? Where are we in space? What are exoplanets? What is the transit method? What are light curves? Are we alone? Learn more and get involved Overview |  Stay in Touch |Continue Reading

NASA, Blue Origin Invite Media to Attend Mars Mission Launch

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NASA and Blue Origin are reopening media accreditation for the launch of the agency’s ESCAPADE (Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers) mission. The twin ESCAPADE spacecraft will study the solar wind’s interaction with Mars, providing insight into the planet’s real-time response to space weather and how solar activity drives atmospheric escape. This will beContinue Reading