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June 18, 2023

Burning Mountain: The 6,000-Year-Old Eternal Flame Beneath Australia’s Surface

Burning Mountain, A.K.A Mount Wingen, is a geological marvel located in New South Wales, Australia. It is considered to be the longest burning fire in the world. Approximately, it has been ablaze

China·News·Science

China is Unearthing Earth’s Secrets by Digging a 10,000-Meter Hole

China is digging a 10,000-meter (32,808 feet) hole into the Earth’s crust. The groundbreaking project aims to test drilling technology and gain a deeper understanding of the planet’s underground structure. Led by the China National Petroleum Corp., the drilling is

June 15, 2023

Retired Solar Imaging Spacecraft RHESSI Predicted to Strike Earth: What We Know

Space

NASA has announced that a retired solar imaging spacecraft called the Reuven Ramaty High Energy Solar Spectroscopic Imager (RHESSI) is expected to reenter the

China’s Space Industry Expands with Space Pioneer’s Funding and New Liquid-Propellant Rocket

China·Space

Space Pioneer has announced new funding & will soon attempt to become China’s first privately-funded company to reach orbit with a liquid-propellant rocket. The

Science·Sustainability·Technology

Cool 75K Temperature Lift Achieved: HKUST’s Eco-Friendly Elastocaloric Cooling Hits 48% Efficiency Without Harmful Refrigerants

The age-old challenge of cooling without harming our planet just got a major boost at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST). A team of engineers has cracked a technical barrier

Rahul Somvanshi

November 30, 2024

ESA’s Hera mission will be humankind's first mission to explore a binary asteroid system. The mission will perform a close-up survey of the Dimorphos asteroid, which has previously had its orbit shifted by kinetic impact with NASA's DART spacecraft.

Space

ESA’s Hera Mission: Two-Year Journey to Safeguard Earth from Asteroids – Does NASA’s DART Strategy Work?

The European Space Agency (ESA) has successfully launched its Hera mission, which is a pivotal step taken toward planetary defense, marking a new chapter in humanity’s efforts to protect Earth from potential

Rahul Somvanshi

October 10, 2024

Saturn's Rings to Take Part in a Stargazing Adventure

Discovery·Space·Technology

Saturn’s Rings to Play Cosmic Hide-and-Seek: 280,000 km Spectacle Vanishes in 2025

Saturn, the gas giant adorned with its iconic rings, has long been one of the most fascinating planets in our Solar System. While planets like Jupiter boast colossal size and gravitational dominance,

Karmactive Team

September 8, 2024

The lander-ascender combination of Chang'e-6 probe before landing on the far side of the moon.

China·Space

China’s Chang’e-6 Mission Makes History with First-ever Samples from Moon’s Far Side After 53-Day Journey

The Chinese lunar probe Chang’e-6 successfully landed in the northern Chinese region of Inner Mongolia after a 53-day mission. This significant achievement made China the first country to bring back samples from

Rahul Somvanshi

June 25, 2024

Uncovered a fern with DNA 50 times that of humans.( Source: kew )

Nature·Science

Discover the Fern with a Genome 50 Times Larger Than Humans’—What Secrets Does It Hold?

The Guinness World Record for having the largest genome of any organism on Earth has been broken by a fern on a remote Pacific island. The complete set of genetic material present

Govind Tekale

June 2, 2024

UK's innovative thruster could potentially keep satellites operational indefinitely by utilizing only solar power and atmospheric air. {Photo Credit: University Of Surrey}

Space·Technology

UK’s New Thruster Could Extend Satellite Life Indefinitely Using Only Solar Power and Air

The British Space Agency has awarded scientists at the University of Surrey a grant of £250,000 to develop an extremely low orbit propulsion system that captures air in the highest layers of

Rahul Somvanshi

May 31, 2024

Like a conveyer belt of carbon, the Mackenzie River, seen here in 2007 from NASA’s Terra satellite, drains an area of almost 700,000 square miles (1.8 million square kilometers) on its journey north to the Arctic Ocean. Some of the carbon originates from thawing permafrost and peatlands.

Climate·News·Science

Mackenzie River Influence on Arctic Ocean Carbon Emissions: A Detailed Analysis

The Arctic Ocean is experiencing extreme carbon dioxide emissions due to runoff from one of the biggest rivers in North America. The world’s smallest ocean is more powerful than what it weighs

Mohammed Shamil PM

December 31, 2023

Climate·Nature·News

Protecting 79% of the Earth’s Remaining Natural Vegetation Natura: Guarding Our Biodiversity

In today’s day and age, there is an urgent necessity to meet global climate, conservation, and biodiversity goals outlined by the United Nations. A study published in Conservation Biology emphasizes the importance

Diya Sharma

July 6, 2023

Nature·Science·Water

Earth’s Spin Altered by Human Intervention: Groundwater Extraction Disrupts Axis

Researchers, in a recent study published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters, suggest that human activity has contributed to a significant tilt in the Earth’s axis. The Earth’s tilt reportedly shifted by

Govind Tekale

June 29, 2023

Climate·Science·Space

Earth’s Cooling Aloft and the Inescapable Fingerprint of Human-Induced Climate Change: The Chilling Finding

At the heart of our changing climate is a paradox. The atmosphere above the Earth is actually getting colder, while the Earth’s surface is warming. Climate models have long predicted this paradox,

Rahul Somvanshiand

Govind Tekale

June 21, 2023

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