‘Still a lot of work to do’: Barrie commemorates Truth and Reconciliation Day
Members and partners of the local Indigenous community held their annual commemoration for the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation on Tuesday next to Barrie’s Spirit Catcher. Subscribe to CTV News to watch more videos: https://www.youtube.com/ctvnews Connect with CTV News: For live updates and latest headlines visit: http://www.ctvnews.ca/ For breakingContinue Reading
Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1315: Ukraine tightens military pressure while allies navigate energy dependencies and emerging threats
Exclusives How Moldova neutralized Russian election interference—one coordinator at a time. Despite Moscow’s disinformation and proxy protests, PAS wins big, handing Sandu a renewed mandate for Moldova’s European path. Near Pokrovsk, Ukraine discovers chaos favors the bigger army. Every attack exposes flanks to counterattack, and Russia has more troops forContinue Reading
Romania seeks Ukraine drone partnership after Russian airspace violations
Romania is moving to set up joint production of defensive drones with Ukraine for use by NATO and EU allies, Romanian Foreign Minister Oana Toiu told Reuters on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly. The initiative underscores growing concerns among NATO’s eastern flank countries about Russian incursions intoContinue Reading
October’s Night Sky Notes: Let’s Go, LIGO!
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
Landsat 9 Mission Details
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
Spectral Bands and Applications
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
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
Background
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