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Lunar lander on moon surface. Photo Source: Fireflyspace.

Firefly’s Blue Ghost Moon Landing: 2.8M Mile Journey, 27GB Downlink, 10 NASA Instruments

Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lander touched down on lunar soil at 3:34 a.m. EST Sunday, achieving what few nations—and no private companies—have accomplished: a stable, upright landing on the Moon’s surface. “You

Rahul Somvanshi

March 2, 2025

Representative Image: Massive sinkhole in an urban area, with buildings on the edge of the collapse. Photo Sourse: John C Bullas BSc MSc PhD MCIHT MIAT (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

Forest·Nature

Brazilian Town’s Growing Sinkholes Endanger Over 1,200 Residents

Giant sinkholes are threatening to swallow parts of Buriticupu, a town of 55,000 people in the northeastern Brazilian Amazon. Local authorities declared a state of emergency in February 2025 as soil erosion

Rahul Somvanshi

March 2, 2025

Space

AstroForge’s ‘Odin’ Faces Communication Issues on Asteroid Mission

AstroForge has launched the first commercial spacecraft attempting to travel beyond the moon, marking a significant step toward mining precious metals from asteroids. The Odin probe, roughly the size of a window

Karmactive Staff

March 2, 2025

Rice’s whale.Photo Source:NOAA Fisheries (wikimedia commonce)

Conservation·Marine Life

Trump Administration Lifts Ship Speed Limits, Endangering Rice’s Whales

In a move celebrated by the oil and gas industry but criticized by environmental advocates, the Trump administration has rescinded guidance that required industry ships to slow down in the habitat of

Karmactive Staff

March 1, 2025

Specimen of vitrified organic material discovered within the cranium of a Vesuvius eruption victim from Pompeii. Photo Credits: Pier Paolo Petrone

Archaeology

Mount Vesuvius Eruption Turned Man’s Brain to Glass in 79 AD, Study Reveals

A scientific study published in Scientific Reports reveals a unique archaeological discovery: brain tissue transformed into glass from extreme heat during the 79 AD Mount Vesuvius eruption. Researchers found dark glass-like fragments

Govind Tekale

March 1, 2025

Representative Image. A bright explosion of light surrounded by a cloud of smoke. Photo Source - Dolanh (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)

Computing·Space

NASA Supercomputer Reveals Hidden 15,000 AU Spiral in Oort Cloud, Billions of Comets Involved

NASA scientists have discovered a spiral structure within the Oort Cloud that makes this distant region of our solar system resemble a miniature galaxy. This finding, revealed through computations on NASA’s Pleiades

Rahul Somvanshi

March 1, 2025

Life reconstruction of the Jurassic bird Baminornis zhenghensis from the Zhenghe Fauna

Paleontology

150 Million-Year-Old Bird Fossil in China Rewrites Evolution

A remarkable fossil discovery in China has upended scientists’ understanding of bird evolution, pushing back the timeline for modern bird features by 20 million years. The newly discovered species, named Baminornis zhenghensis,

Govind Tekale

March 1, 2025

Cracked earth, parched landscape, sparse shrubs, sunset. Photo Source: CABI News.

Africa·Climate

Africa to Exceed 1.5°C Climate Threshold by 2040, Despite Less Than 4% of Emissions

New research reveals all five African subregions will exceed the Paris Agreement’s critical 1.5°C climate threshold by 2040, despite contributing less than 4% of global emissions. Key Findings Urgent Agricultural Transition Needed

Govind Tekale

March 1, 2025

The Moon is so close, we can taste it!⁣. Photo Source: nasa and nasaartemis (instagram)

News·Space

Blue Ghost Lander’s New Moon Images Ahead of March 2 Lunar Landing Attempt

The Blue Ghost lunar lander has shared breathtaking new images of the moon’s surface as it prepares for its historic landing attempt on March 2, 2025. The spacecraft, operated by Texas-based Firefly

Rahul Somvanshi

February 28, 2025

Representative image. Planetary Alignment. Photo Source: H. Raab (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0).

Astronomy·Space

Rare Seven-Planet Alignment on February 28, 2025; Next Occurrence Not Until 2040

A rare celestial event graced our skies in 2025 when seven planets – Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune – aligned in what astronomers call a “planetary parade.” This spectacular

Rahul Somvanshi

February 28, 2025