Operational Land Imager (OLI)
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
Netflix’s ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Girl Group Is Performing Live And It’s About Time
The voices behind Netflix’s animated hit KPop Demon Hunters are finally stepping out of the recording booth and onto the stage. HUNTR/X, the fictional girl group that’s become a real-world sensation, will perform live together for the very first time on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Oct. 7.Continue Reading
Journalists Recap Coverage on Organ Harvesting, Obamacare, and Medicaid Cuts
KFF Health News journalists made the rounds on national and local media recently to discuss topical stories. Here’s a collection of their appearances…Read MoreContinue Reading
NASA, Blue Origin Invite Media to Attend Mars Mission Launch
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
Have We Reached a Space-Junk Tipping Point?
Tracking many thousands of pieces of space debris still leaves out many millions more that are too small to see from Earth. But they’re not too small to do real damage to satellites and spacecraft. According to European Space Agency estimates, 140 million debris items bigger than one millimeter litter Earth’s orbit today. Low EarthContinue Reading
NASA, International Partners Deepen Commitment to Artemis Accords
NASA, along with leaders from global space agencies and government representatives worldwide, convened on Monday to further the implementation of the Artemis Accords — practical principles designed to guide the responsible exploration of the Moon, Mars, and beyond. The meeting was held during the 76th International Astronautical Congress (IAC) taking place in Sydney…Continue Reading
Travelers and air traffic controllers may face disruptions in a government shutdown
Air travel is bracing for disruptions as Congress races against tonight’s federal funding deadline to avert a shutdown. Why it matters: The U.S. Travel Association told Congressional leaders in a letter sent last Thursday that a shutdown would cost the U.S. economy $1 billion per week and affect millions of travelers…Continue Reading
NASA’s Astrobee Robots Advance Through Strategic Partnership
NASA is continuing the Astrobee mission through a collaboration with Arkisys, Inc., of Los Alamitos, California, who was awarded a reimbursable Space Act Agreement to sustain and maintain the robotic platform aboard the International Space Station. As the agency returns astronauts to the Moon, robotic helpers like Astrobee could one day take over routine maintenanceContinue Reading
NASA signs US-Australia Agreement on Aeronautics, Space Cooperation
At the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) taking place in Sydney this week, representatives from the United States and Australia gathered to sign a framework agreement that strengthens collaboration in aeronautics and space exploration between the two nations. Acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy and Australian Space Agency Head Enrico Palermo signed the agreement Tuesday on behalfContinue Reading
New Releases: September 30, 2025
Middle Grade A Little Too Haunted by Justine Pucella Winans The only thing worse than having ghost hunters for parents is having fake ghost hunters for parents. Luna Catalano would know. Her moms are haunted house flippers who use their home reno skills and pretend psychic powers to turn spooky old housesContinue Reading
California police pull over a self-driving Waymo for an illegal U-turn, but they can’t ticket
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Police in Northern California were understandably perplexed when they pulled over a Waymo taxi after it made an illegal U-turn, only to find no driver behind the wheel and therefore, no one to ticket. The San Bruno Police Department wrote in now viral weekend social mediaContinue Reading
Newsom signs first-in-the-nation AI safety disclosures law
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed a bill Monday requiring artificial intelligence (AI) companies to disclose safety information about large-scale frontier models in a key win for the push to regulate AI in Silicon Valley’s home state. S.B. 53, the Transparency in Frontier AI Act, will require developers of theseContinue Reading