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

Astronomy·Space

Jupiter’s Io Lacks Magma Ocean but Hosts 400 Volcanoes—NASA Juno Challenges Decades-Old Theories

NASA’s Juno spacecraft data, combined with historical observations, indicates the absence of a shallow global magma ocean beneath Io’s surface. The findings, published in Nature on December 12, 2024, reshape scientific understanding

Karmactive Team

December 15, 2024

NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter, right, stands near the apex of a sand ripple in an image taken by Perseverance on Feb. 24, 2024, about five weeks after the rotorcraft’s final flight. Part of one of Ingenuity’s rotor blades lies on the surface about 49 feet (15 meters) west of helicopter (at left in image). Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/LANL/CNES/CNRS

Space

NASA Investigates Ingenuity’s Final Crash After 72 Flights, 17 km Traveled, and 2 Hours in the Martian Sky

NASA has completed the first-ever aircraft accident investigation on another planet, examining the crash of the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter during its 72nd and final flight on January 18, 2024. The investigation, conducted

Karmactive Team

December 15, 2024

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, left, NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy, NASA Associate Administrator Jim Free, and NASA astronaut and Artemis II commander Reid Wiseman, right, are seen during an update on the agency’s Artemis campaign, Dec. 5, 2024, at the NASA Headquarters Mary W. Jackson Building in Washington. Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls

Space

NASA Delays Artemis II to 2026 and Artemis III Moon Landing to 2027 Amid Orion Heat Shield and Life Support Modifications

NASA announced significant delays to its Artemis moon program on Thursday, citing technical challenges with the Orion spacecraft’s heat shield and life support systems. The Artemis II crewed mission is now scheduled

Karmactive Staff

December 11, 2024

Space

NASA’s Voyager 1 Returns to Full Operations After Signal Loss While Operating on Razor-Thin Power Margins

NASA‘s Voyager 1 spacecraft, the most distant human-made object from Earth, has resumed normal operations after a pause in communications last month. The probe had unexpectedly shut down its primary radio transmitter,

Govind Tekale

November 30, 2024

A model of the X-66 aircraft with a wingspan of almost 6 feet was placed in the 12-Foot Low-Speed Wind Tunnel at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia on October 30, 2024. During the tests, the team captured measurements of forces such as lift and drag over many aerodynamic configurations and flight conditions. NASA/Ryan Hill

Aviation

NASA Tests X-66 Aircraft Model at Langley to Validate 30% Fuel Savings Through Revolutionary Wing Design

Wind tunnel tests of NASA’s X-66 aircraft model at Langley Research Center on October 30, 2024, mark a technical milestone for commercial aviation’s push toward sustainability. The 6-foot wingspan scale model underwent

Sonali Tiwary

November 30, 2024

Blanket Toss during a Nalukataq in Utqiagvik

Travel·USA

Alaska’s Utqiagvik Begins 64 Days of Darkness: How Residents and Science Thrive Without Sunlight

Utqiagvik, Alaska entered its annual polar night phase at 1:27 p.m. AKST on Monday, November 18, 2024, marking the start of a 64-day period without direct sunlight. The sun will not rise

Tejal Somvanshi

November 24, 2024

Details of minimum freshwater on earth. Photo Source: JPL

Science·Space·Water

Earth’s Freshwater Reserves Plummet by 290 Cubic Miles Since 2014, NASA Satellites Reveal 13 Major Droughts and Global Warming’s Impact on Water Crisis

Earth’s freshwater reserves have plummeted since May 2014, marking what scientists believe could be a permanent shift toward a drier planet. NASA-German satellite observations reveal a stark reality: our planet has lost

Govind Tekale

November 22, 2024

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

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