Gemstone-filled river and striped mountain ridge form massive ‘Y’ in China’s revitalized desert — Earth from space

In the heart of China’s Takalamakan Desert a winding verdant river and striped rocky ridge for a giant Y-shape structure, which is also home to an ancient fort. (Image credit: NASA/Landsat 9) QUICK FACTS Where is it? Taklamakan Desert, China [38.459991514, 80.87050739] What’s in the photo? A river and a mountain range forming a giantContinue Reading

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We’re 13 days into the U.S.-Israel war against Iran—and it seems as ill-conceived and wrong as when it started. Oil prices keep going up . Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s son Mojtaba has taken control of the Iranian government, despite delusional American hopes that the governing regime there would quickly collapse. TraitorContinue Reading

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Cosmic Origins … Cosmic Origins Community AI/ML STIG Lecture Series, 16… About Community Executive Committee Science Groups News & Events Cosmic Pathfinders Early Career Workshop Opportunities Missions Studies News & Events Resources   AI/ML STIG Lecture Series Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Science and Technology Interest Group (AI/ML STIG) AI/MLContinue Reading

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ESA/Hubble & NASA, ESA Euclid/Euclid Consortium/NASA/Q1-2025, J.-C. Cuillandre & E. Bertin (CEA Paris-Saclay), Z. Tsvetanov This March 3, 2026, image combines views from ESA’s (European Space Agency) Euclid and NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope to feature one of the most visually intricate remnants of a dying star: the Cat’s Eye Nebula, alsoContinue Reading

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Traitor 47 has removed more inspectors general (IGs) than all other presidents combined, leaving a gaping hole for accountability and ethics concerns according to a new Public Citizen report titled Undoing Accountability.In several cases, The Traitor’s removal of IGs has been closely tied to the issuance of OIG reports thatContinue Reading

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Admiral Brad Cooper says artificial intelligence is helping process data, but humans are making final decisions., Admiral Brad Cooper says artificial intelligence is helping process data, but humans are making final decisions. The United States military has confirmed using a “variety” of artificial intelligence (AI) tools in the war withContinue Reading