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Landsat Data Continuity Mission Becomes an Observatory TIRS being hoisted into place on the LDCM satellite in Gilbert, Ariz. Orbital Science Corp • Engineers at Orbital Sciences Corporation, Gilbert, Ariz.,…
LDCM Operational Land Imager (OLI) Telescope Mirrors for the LDCM Operational Land Imager (OLI) Telescope. NASA Special Topics: LDCM and LDCM Components The OLI telescope uses a four-mirror compact design.…
Meet the “Scene Select Mechanism”—Part of the LDCM Thermal Infrared Sensor Engineer (in a “bunny suit”) working on the Scene Select Mechanism of the Thermal Infrared Sensor (TIRS) that will…
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…
Representatives of the Artemis Accords signatories, including acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy and NASA Associate Administrator Amit Kshatriya, met Sept. 29, 2025, for a principals meeting during the 76th International…
A stylized illustration shows the twin ESCAPADE spacecraft entering Mars’ orbit. Credits: James Rattray/Rocket Lab USA NASA and Blue Origin are reopening media accreditation for the launch of the agency’s…
Explore This Section Science Science Activation Helio Highlights: October… Home Framework for Heliophysics Education About Helio Big Idea 1.1 Helio Big Idea 1.2 Helio Big Idea 1.3 Helio Big Idea…
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Acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy and Australian Space Agency Head Enrico Palermo signed an agreement Sept. 30, 2025, in Sydney that strengthens collaboration in aeronautics and space exploration between the…
NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory–Caltech/Southwest Research Institute (SwRI)/Malin Space Science Systems (MSSS); Image processing: Emma Wälimäki © CC BY During its close flyby of Jupiter’s moon Io on December 30, 2023, NASA’s…