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Celebrate International Observe the Moon Night with NASA
In April, the world watched as four humans circled the Moon for the first time in over 50 years with NASA’s Artemis II mission. On Saturday, Sept. 19, the public is invited to look up again with NASA events across the country, including the International Observe the Moon Night celebrationContinue Reading
Artemis III Crew Visits NASA Kennedy’s Vehicle Assembly Building
NASA/Kim Shiflett NASA astronaut Randy Bresnik (left) and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Luca Parmitano view progress on the solid rocket booster integration in High Bay 3 inside the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026. Bresnik, Parmitano, and NASA astronauts AndreContinue Reading
CSDA Vendor – ImageSat
CSDA Menu CSDA Commercial Data Available Datasets End User License Agreements Commercial Satellite Data Explorer Satellite Data Evaluation CSDA Vendors Airbus BlackSky Capella GeoOptics GHGSat Hydrosat ICEYE ImageSat Kuva Space MDA Space Muon Space Orbital Sidekick OroraTech Pixxel Planet PlanetiQ Polar Geospatial Center Satellogic Satlantis Spire Teledyne Brown Engineering Tomorrow.ioContinue Reading
The Knee Heard ’Round the World
During the national anthem of the first three 2016 NFL preseason games, San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick sat down on his team’s bench between two Gatorade coolers. Few noticed, and nobody made mention of the gesture until a Black reporter for NFL Network named Steve Wyche asked him aboutContinue Reading
The Case for Ro Khanna and AOC ’28
Fifteen years ago, during President Barack Obama’s first term, we co-founded RootsAction as an online progressive group challenging not only Republicans, but also the corporatism and militarism of the Democratic Party. RootsAction supported Bernie Sanders for president in 2016 and 2020. Two years before the 2024 election disaster that returnedContinue Reading
The Danger Isn’t That AI Is Too Smart — It’s That It’s Stupid
The following story is co-published with Nolan Higdon’s Substack. “The people building AI earnestly believe that it could kill us all by the end of the decade,” read an open letter from Jacob Coxon, a former safety researcher for Anthropic and OpenAI, who had recently left the industry over his concernsContinue Reading
The Traitor’s handpicked Kennedy Center board again votes to close venue, calling it ‘unsafe’
President Traitor 47’s handpicked Kennedy Center board voted Tuesday to immediately shutter the performing arts center, a source familiar with the decision said, after its members argued the institution is in “dire” financial and structural shape., Read More NBC NewsContinue Reading
Is The Traitor’s Stock Trading Putting Us in Danger?
The Traitor says AI doesn’t need guardrails — only a “strong and smart” president. He just so happens to be heavily invested in some of the biggest corporations pushing AI. Why should we trust him to protect the public when his own financial benefit is at stake?Continue Reading
FEMA Could Still Lose More Jobs Despite Court Ruling
A plan to halve the agency’s sprawling work force was illegal, a judge ruled. But the court is not blocking other FEMA cuts.Continue Reading
Countdown Begins: CEER’s EV Debut Heralds a New Industrial Era for Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia will mark its 96th National Day with a one-of-a-kind celebration. CEER, the Kingdom’s first electric vehicle (EV) brand, will unveil its first EVs just two days ahead of the highly cherished occasion, signaling a remarkable moment of national pride. The highly anticipated launch is a landmark milestone for Vision 2030…Continue Reading
Skills, culture and leadership: The foundations of the UAE’s digital economy
Fatma Ashkanani, chief people and culture officer at Khazna Data Centers, discusses the changing nature of technology talent, the importance of inclusive leadership and the growing role of Emirati women in shaping the country’s digital future…Continue Reading
The Dust Settled. The Health Effects of 9/11 Didn’t.
Philip Landrigan treated workers exposed to World Trade Center dust. Twenty-five years later, newly released city records and medical research reveal how the health consequences continue to unfold. By Alissa de Chassey Philip Landrigan learned about the attacks on 9/11 the way much of the world did when he wasContinue Reading











