NASA

February 7, 2023

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

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

How an All-Female Crew Could Save Millions on Space Missions : ESA Study

Science·Space

A human mission to Mars is in the planning stages at NASA for the 2030s, and a recent study suggests that it should be

News·USA

UFO Congressional Hearing Reveals Pentagon Secrets on Advanced Technologies and Missing UAP Data

Representatives Nancy Mace (R-South Carolina) and Glenn Grothman (R-Wisconsin) held the latest Congressional hearing on UFOs – now officially termed UAPs – on November 13 at 11:30 a.m. ET in the Rayburn

Karmactive Staff

November 15, 2024

Representative Image. Photo Source: Space Solar

Energy·Space

Space Solar to Beam 30 Megawatts of Clean, Orbit-Based Solar Power to Iceland 24/7 by 2030 in Global First

Space Solar, a UK aerospace startup, plans to transmit 30 megawatts of solar-generated electricity from 35,786 kilometers above Earth to Iceland by 2030. The company just penned a deal with Reykjavik Energy

Rahul Somvanshi

November 13, 2024

Climate·News·Ocean·Science

NASA Warns: Pacific Islands Like Tuvalu and Kiribati Could See 65+ Flood Days by 2050 With 6-Inch Sea Level Rise

Climate change is rapidly reshaping the Pacific, threatening millions of people who call these islands home. A recent NASA analysis paints a sobering picture for nations like Tuvalu, Kiribati, and Fiji, projecting

Rahul Somvanshi

October 16, 2024

Left: Blue Marble 2002. Right: GOES-19 full disk GeoColor image from Aug. 30, 2024. This type of imagery combines data from multiple ABI channels to approximate what the human eye would see from space.

Forest·Latin America·Space

NASA’s GOES-19 Reveals the Amazon’s Decline in 42 Million km² Image of the Americas

Details of the American continent, with its approximately 42 million square kilometers of extension including Argentina’s 2.78 million square kilometers, were never before documented with such luminosity, as photographed by NASA’s GOES-19

Rahul Somvanshi

September 27, 2024

The NASA Airborne Instrumentation for Real-world Video of Urban Environments (AIRVUE) sensor pod is attached to the base of a NASA helicopter at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida in April 2024 before a flight to test the pod’s cameras and sensors. The AIRVUE pod will be used to collect data for autonomous aircraft like air taxis, drones, or other Advanced Air Mobility aircraft.

Aviation·Technology

NASA’s AIRVUE Pod: Revolutionizing Autonomous Flight with a Dataset of 10,000+ Visuals for AAM Innovations

In the ever-evolving landscape of aviation technology, NASA has introduced a new tool aimed at enhancing the capabilities of self-flying aircraft. The Airborne Instrumentation for Real-world Video of Urban Environments (AIRVUE) sensor

Karmactive Team

September 24, 2024

Spider-shaped features called araneiform terrain are found in the southern hemisphere of Mars, carved into the landscape by carbon dioxide gas. This 2009 image taken by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter shows several of these distinctive formations within an area three-quarters of a mile (1.2 kilometers) wide.

Science·Space

NASA’s Latest Mars Simulation Reveals Surprising Findings and How a 20% Increase in Ice Formation Could Redefine Our Understanding of the Red Planet

Cutting-Edge Experiment Mimics Alien Terrain, But to What Extent? In what some are hailing as a scientific breakthrough, researchers have managed to recreate the peculiar “spider” formations found on Mars in a

Rahul Somvanshi

September 22, 2024

These yellow crystals were revealed after NASA’s Curiosity happened to drive over a rock and crack it open on May 30. Using an instrument on the rover’s arm, scientists later determined these crystals are elemental sulfur — and it’s the first time this kind of sulfur has been found on the Red Planet.

Space

Elemental Surprise on Mars: NASA’s Curiosity Rover Discovers Pure Sulfur Crystals, Challenging Previous Geological Theories

NASA’s Curiosity rover has made an unexpected discovery on Mars: pure sulfur crystals. This first-of-its-kind finding on the Red Planet occurred on May 30 when the rover accidentally crushed a rock, revealing

Rahul Somvanshi

July 20, 2024

Habitable Exoplanet Observatory (HabEx). Photo Credit: Jpl.nasa

Space

NASA Targets 2050 to Identify 25 Habitable Planets with New $11 Billion Telescope

NASA has set an ambitious goal for the year 2050: to identify and characterize at least 25 habitable planets outside our solar system. This mission will be carried out by the Habitable

Govind Tekale

July 7, 2024

NASA’s ECOSTRESS Maps Burn Risk Across Phoenix Streets Photo Credits : NASA

Climate·Space

From Space to Streets: NASA’s ECOSTRESS Tracks 120°F Temps in Phoenix, Mapping Burn Danger Zones

Scorching pavement in Phoenix has been mapped by researchers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, showing that contact with the skin—from a fall, for example—can cause serious burns. Land surface temperatures are shown

Rahul Somvanshi

July 6, 2024

Space

NASA Commits $843 Million to SpaceX for ISS Deorbit: What Happens Next?

The International Space Station (ISS) is one of humanity’s most incredible projects. Its first modules were launched into low Earth orbit (about 400 kilometers above the Earth’s surface) in 1998. It travels

Rahul Somvanshi

June 29, 2024

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