NASA

February 7, 2023

Space·USA

Artemis 1: The Most Powerful Rocket Launch in History

NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) mega-rocket, following its successful first mission, seems ready for its next challenge – launching astronauts. On November 16th, the SLS completed its inaugural flight, launching the Artemis

China·Space

China Secretively Emerging as a Major Space Power with Successful Space Plane Test Flight

The current developments in space exploration are propelled by international cooperation and essential support from the private space sector. China has emerged as a major power in space and is now a significant competitor with NASA’s human space programs. China

May 15, 2023

AI Predicts Solar Storms with 1-Minute Accuracy, Safeguarding Tech

A new AI system can now predict dangerous solar storms with unprecedented accuracy, giving vital warning time to protect the technology we use every

Countdown to History: SpaceX’s Starship Awaits Launch Approval for Orbital Test Flight

Space

There is a gleam of SpaceX’s Starship in the sunrise over the company’s Starbase facility in South Texas. The Starship vehicle is ready and

Space

NASA’s Pandora Telescope Launching on SpaceX to Scan 20 Exoplanets for Water in 24-Hour Cycles

NASA has named SpaceX to launch its newest space telescope, Pandora, marking a significant step forward in the study of distant worlds. The charge, set to launch as soon as September, will

Karmactive Staff

February 15, 2025

Space

WASP-193b: A Giant Planet as Light as Cotton Candy

Scientists have found a planet that breaks all the rules they know about how planets should work. This new planet, WASP-193b, is bigger than Jupiter but as light as cotton candy. The

Rahul Somvanshi

February 14, 2025

This artist’s concept visualizes a super-Neptune world orbiting a low-mass star near the center of our Milky Way galaxy. Scientists recently discovered such a system that may break the current record for fastest exoplanet system, traveling at least 1.2 million miles per hour, or 540 kilometers per second.

Space

Star and Planet Speeding at 1.2 Million MPH Through Milky Way

A star and its planet are zooming through our galaxy at a mind-boggling speed of 1.2 million miles per hour– roughly twice as fast as our solar system moves through the Milky

Govind Tekale

February 14, 2025

NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover acquired this image of its 26th collected rock sample, “Silver Mountain,” using its onboard Sample Caching System Camera (CacheCam), located inside the rover underbelly. It looks down into the top of a sample tube to take close-up pictures of the sampled material and the tube as it’s prepared for sealing and storage. This image was acquired on Jan. 28, 2025 — sol 1401, or Martian day 1,401 of the Mars 2020 mission — at the local mean solar time of 18:49:01. NASA/JPL-Caltech Photo Source : NASA

Space

NASA’s Perseverance Rover Finds 4-Billion-Year-Old ‘Silver Mountain’ Rock on Mars

A rock the size of a grape has caught the attention of NASA scientists exploring Mars. The Perseverance rover, NASA’s car-sized robot currently driving across the Red Planet, found this special sample

Govind Tekale

February 12, 2025

NASA’s Asteroid Bennu Sample Reveals Mix of Life’s Ingredients Photo Source: James Tralie (@NASA)

Space

Bennu’s Pristine Samples Reveal Amino Acids, DNA Building Blocks, and Ancient Liquid Water Clues

A space rock has given scientists their best look yet at how life might have started in our solar system. NASA‘s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft brought back dust and rocks from asteroid Bennu in

Rahul Somvanshi

February 10, 2025

Representative image. The SPHEREx spacecraft undergoing final preparations. Photo Source: NASA JPL (X Formerly Twitter)

Astronomy·Space

NASA’s SPHEREx to Map 450 Million Galaxies in 102 Infrared Colors, Launching February 27

NASA’s newest space telescope, SPHEREx, is ready to give us a fresh look at the universe when it launches on February 27, 2025. The $488 million mission will map the entire sky

Karmactive Team

February 5, 2025

ESA actively monitoring near-Earth asteroid 2024 YR4. Photo Source: ESA

Astronomy·Space

Asteroid 2024 YR4: 1.2% Chance of Earth Impact in 2032

Scientists are watching a newly spotted asteroid that might come uncomfortably close to Earth in 2032. Found last December in Chile, asteroid 2024 YR4 is between 40-100 meters wide (approximately the size

Rahul Somvanshi

February 4, 2025

A can-like structure which is Blue Ghost’s main engine. Photo Source - NASA

Astronomy·Space

Blue Ghost’s March 2 Moon Landing: 10 NASA Experiments Aboard

The Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lunar lander launched on January 15, 2025, from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. The spacecraft has already captured unprecedented views of Earth and the Moon while carrying critical

Rahul Somvanshi

February 2, 2025

🌊 Miami's Sinking Skyline: A Hidden Crisis

Architecture·Climate

Miami High-Rises Sinking: 35 Buildings Dropping Up to 8cm Since 2016

Recent findings from the University of Houston show that several of Miami’s waterfront high-rises are slowly sinking into the ground. Since 2016, 35 buildings have sunk by up to eight centimeters (three

Karmactive Staff

January 30, 2025

Liquid Propulsion Systems integrated on Crew Module for first uncrewed mission of Gaganyaan. Photo Source: ISRO

India·Space

ISRO’s Gaganyaan Crew Module Propulsion System Qualified for Uncrewed Mission

ISRO has completed a crucial step in India’s journey to send humans to space. On January 21, 2025, engineers finished adding the steering and control systems to Gaganyaan‘s test spacecraft at ISRO’s

Rahul Somvanshi

January 22, 2025

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