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Christopher Harris IT Specialist, Atmospheric Science Data Center, Science Directorate, NASA Langley Research Center My professional career spans over 40 years working in the IT field with increasing responsibilities leading to technical leadership in the areas of data system management and operations, systems design and development, Earth science data processingContinue Reading

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Teams encapsulated NASA’s R5-S7 (Realizing Rapid, Reduced-cost high-Risk Research project Spacecraft 7) CubeSat, along with three other NASA funded CubeSats, inside a SpaceX Falcon 9 payload fairing with several dozen other satellites at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025, as part of the company’s Transporter-15Continue Reading

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Landsat Navigation Landsat Home Missions Landsat Next Landsat 9 Landsat 8 Landsat 7 Landsat 6 Landsat 5 Landsat 4 Landsat 3 Landsat 2 Landsat 1 News Latest News People of Landsat Q&As Newsletter Publications Data Overview Cal/Val Open Data Benefits Overview Case Studies Agriculture & Food Security Disaster Management EcosystemsContinue Reading

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STELLA The STELLA (Science and Technology Education for Land/Life Assessment) project uses spectrometers that can be built with low-cost components and 3D printed housings to introduce NASA Earth observation technologies and provide authentic hands-on learning experiences for remote sensing education. STELLA instruments help engage students in the quantitative aspects ofContinue Reading

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Explore This Section Science Science Activation PLANETS Units Have Landed –… Overview Learning Resources Science Activation Teams SME Map Opportunities More Science Activation Stories Citizen Science   4 min read PLANETS Units Have Landed – Free NASA-Funded Out-of-School Time Resources Constructing a three dimensional topographic map from the Remote SensingContinue Reading

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The oldest surviving literary endeavor, “The Epic of Gilgamesh,” is also the first recorded progress narrative.  In the story, the all-powerful, mountain-flattening demigod Gilgamesh, “awesome to perfection,” domesticates a hairy hominid named Enkidu, “a savage fellow from the depths of the wilderness,” plying him with bread and beer and offersContinue Reading

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This story was originally published by High Country News. Mario Atencio (Diné) always looked forward to visiting his grandmother in Counselor, New Mexico. She lived what he describes as a “simple Navajo lifestyle” in the small rural town, raising dozens of animals on her lush green property, which he remembersContinue Reading

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The holidays are a time for togetherness, when we’re supposed to gather with family, get along and nurture the ties that bind us. But what if those relationships cause us harm? How do we nonviolently engage with right-wing family members who fling words like bullets aimed at immigrants, queers, womenContinue Reading

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Traitor 47 broke his biggest campaign promise, and it’s about to send the cost of your Thanksgiving dinner soaring. Show this video to your conservative relatives at Thanksgiving and let me know what they think.Continue Reading

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Apple says it instructed its suppliers to halt the sourcing of material from DR Congo and neighbouring Rwanda., International Rights Advocates also sued Tesla for a similar issue, but that case was dismissed. A United States-based advocacy group has filed a lawsuit in Washington, DC, accusing Apple of using mineralsContinue Reading

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ByteDance had bought more Nvidia chips than any other Chinese firm in 2025 as it raced to secure computing power., ByteDance had bought more Nvidia chips than any other Chinese firm in 2025 as it raced to secure computing power. Chinese regulators have barred TikTok-owner ByteDance from deploying Nvidia chipsContinue Reading