Karmactive Team, Author at Karmactive

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

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

Representative Image. Tesla Model 3. Photo Source: Darkm123 (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Electric·Mobility

Electric Cars Now Match Gas Vehicles in Lifespan and Mileage

New research shows that electric cars can now last just as long as regular gas-powered cars. A major study looked at nearly 300 million car inspection records in the UK from 2005

Karmactive Team

February 4, 2025

Artificial Intelligence·Energy

AI-Designed ‘Birmingham Blade’ Turbine: 7x More Efficient at 3.6 m/s Urban Wind Speeds

In a development that merits careful examination, EvoPhase and KwikFab have produced an AI-designed wind turbine specifically engineered for Birmingham’s urban environment. The “Birmingham Blade,” as it’s called, operates at wind speeds

Rahul Somvanshiand

Karmactive Team

December 29, 2024

Representative Image. Mars exploration sol 383. Photo Source: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/Thomas Thomopoulos

Astronomy·Space·USA

CIA Mars Report: Remote Viewing Ancient Pyramids

The CIA’s “Mars Exploration May 22, 1984” report, declassified in 2017, details remote viewing sessions claiming to observe Mars from one million years ago. Project Stargate, operating from Fort Meade, Maryland (1977-1995),

Karmactive Team

December 27, 2024

Caption:Emvolon co-founders Emmanuel Kasseris SM ’07, PhD ’11 (left) and Leslie Bromberg ’73, PhD ’77. Credits:Credit: Courtesy of Emvolon

Energy·Science

MIT Spinout Transforms Engines into Methanol-Producing Plants

In an era where methane emissions pose a severe climate threat – with warming effects 84 times more potent than CO2 over a 20-year timescale – MIT spinout Emvolon has engineered a

Karmactive Team

December 18, 2024

August 2024 Solar Eclipse. Photo Source: @NASA (X Formerly Twitter)

Astronomy·Space

NASA Eclipse 2024 Data: 47K Corona Images, 52M Signals, Atmospheric Ripples, and Student Balloon Results

The total solar eclipse that traversed North America on April 8, 2024, from Mexico’s Pacific coast to Newfoundland’s Atlantic shores, has produced initial scientific results. Scientists presented early results from a few

Karmactive Team

December 16, 2024

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

Hurtigruten Sea Zero Cruise Ship. Photo Source: Hurtigruten

Europe·Maritime·Sustainability

Zero-Emission Cruise Ship: Hurtigruten’s Sea Zero Promises 50% Energy Cuts and 80% Fewer NOx by 2030

Norwegian coastal cruise operator Hurtigruten has released updated plans for its Sea Zero vessel, scheduled for 2030 operation. The project integrates several innovative maritime solutions developed in collaboration with Norwegian maritime industry

Karmactive Team

December 13, 2024

Maritime

AI-Powered 140-Foot Hybrid Luxury Yacht with 90% Electric Cruise, Solar Panels, and Energy-Saving Hibernation Mode

The luxury yacht industry is embracing sustainability as it presents an intriguing specimen: Rossinavi’s Seawolf-X catamaran. Unveiled at the Monaco Yacht Show, this vessel represents Italian shipbuilding’s acumen into AI-driven maritime technology.

Karmactive Team

December 11, 2024