We all have always associated NASA with space exploration missions, but America’s renowned agency is working hard on creating the world’s first electric airplane called X-57 Maxwell, changing the space agency’s perceived image. The new airplane is lightweight, hence it uses less power to cover
After 50 years of astronauts bringing the moon soil samples to Earth, University of Florida researchers have successfully managed to grow plants using the lunar soil for the first time. The scientists brought the lunar soil (also called lunar regolith) to Earth during the NASA
Movement in tectonic plates is of historical significance, especially since the super continent Pangaea broke into the seven continents and five oceans because of the very same reason. According to the researchers, these tectonic plates are still shifting, which means that our planet is also
Smoke from blazing wildfires in Russia’s Siberia region has reached the North Pole for the first time in the recorded history. Devastating images were captured by satellites of the US space agency NASA, indicating major smoke produced from numerous wildfires in the Sakha Republic of
Climate change has resulted in growing concern about how our planet would look like in 2050. By understanding the change over a period, it is possible to make foundational predictions and create estimated growth patterns for the future. Esri has developed a map of the
A new technique will be implemented by the scientists from the University of Michigan, who have developed an innovative way to use a NASA satellite to collect information and track ocean microplastics. Microplastics are formed when plastic waste breaks down from ocean waves and sunlight.
The planet’s climate is determined by a delicate balance between how much of the Sun’s radiative energy is trapped in the atmosphere and at the surface, and how much thermal infrared radiation earth releases in space. Shockingly, a joint study by NOAA and NASA has
With man-made reservoirs having 57% of the total global variability of water storage, human domination on the planet continues to defy nature. What’s astonishing is that man-made reservoirs are outnumbered by natural lakes and ponds by 24 to 1. This has been revealed in the first
The Amazon rainforest has been at risk from wildfires and illegal logging for the past couple of years. Recently, NASA’s Earth Observatory shared a photo of what appears to be rivers of gold running through the Amazon rainforest in Madre de Dios state in eastern
According to a study, researchers counted over 1.8 billion trees and shrubs in the 1.3 million square kilometer (501,933 square miles) area, which covers the western-most of the Sahara Desert, the Sahel, and the sub-humid zones of West Africa. Through AI tree mapping, researchers have