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LDCM Operational Land Imager (OLI) Telescope Special Topics: LDCM and LDCM Components The OLI telescope uses a four-mirror compact design. The optics are positioned inside a lightweight, yet highly stable, carbon composite optical bench (i.e., a ...

Landsat Data Continuity Mission Becomes an Observatory - Engineers at Orbital Sciences Corporation, Gilbert, Ariz., have installed the Thermal Infrared Sensor (TIRS) instrument back onto to the Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) spacecraft. With ...

September 2025 marks ten years since the first direct detection of gravitational waves as predicted by Albert Einstein's 1916 theory of General Relativity.

NASA and Blue Origin are reopening media accreditation for the launch of the agency's ESCAPADE (Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers)

NASA, along with leaders from global space agencies and government representatives worldwide, convened on Monday to further the implementation of the Artemis ...

A supermoon takes over the sky, the Draconid meteor shower peeks through, and the Orionid meteor shower shines bright.

Since we all have a relationship with the Sun, it is important to learn about how it impacts our lives. NASA's Heliophysics Education Activation Team (HEAT) teaches people of all ages about the Sun, covering everything from how to safely view an ...

At the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) taking place in Sydney this week, representatives from the United States and Australia gathered to sign a ...

General Counsel Iris Lan ...