Helicopter Training for Artemis Missions
NASA astronauts Matthew Dominick (left) and Mark Vande Hei (right) prepare to fly out to a landing zone in the Rocky Mountains as part of
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Beaver Supermoon: The biggest, brightest full moon of the year is about to rise
November’s full Beaver supermoon will occur on Nov. 5, but it will be best seen the following evening as it rises into the sky in
Nanotryrannus ‘proven beyond a reasonable doubt’ to be new species of dinosaur, not just a teenage T. rex
An argument over whether fossils from several small dinosaurs represent a juvenile Tyrannosaurus rex or smaller adults of a separate species may finally be settled.
The next Carrington-level solar superstorm could wipe out ‘all our satellites,’ new simulations reveal
New ESA simulations suggest that a solar storm on par with the 1859 Carrington Event could wreak havoc on Earth-orbiting satellites — and it is
‘I was wrong’: Dinosaur scientists agree that small tyrannosaur Nanotyrannus was real, pivotal new study finds
An argument over whether fossils from several small dinosaurs represent a juvenile Tyrannosaurus rex or smaller adults of a separate species may finally be settled.
NASA spacecraft reveal interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS brightened rapidly as it swooped behind the sun
Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is briefly out of view as it travels around the sun this week, but researchers and amateur astronomers used spacecraft data to
Astronomers discover surprisingly lopsided disk around a nearby star using groundbreaking telescope upgrade
Researchers armed with a new “photonic lantern” device have discovered an unexpectedly asymmetrical disk of gas swirling around a mysterious star 162 light-years from Earth.
Why an interstellar comet has scientists excited
The comet could be older than our solar system. The comet is also distinct because nickel vapor was detected in the gas surrounding it. (Image
This week’s Short Wave news roundup
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Scientists thought this fossil was a teen T. rex. Turns out it’s a new tyrannosaur
A new look at the “Dueling Dinosaurs” fossil reveals that Tyrannosaurus rex was not the only tyrannosaur roaming the land. (Image credit: Anthony Hutchings)
Physicists detect rare ‘second-generation’ black holes that prove Einstein right… again
Physicists have analyzed two enormous black hole mergers that happened one month apart and have come up with tantalizing evidence that rare “second-generation” black holes
2,200-year-old Celtic ‘rainbow cup’ in ‘almost mint condition’ found in Germany
A rare and unique Celtic coin was discovered in Saxony, Germany, even though the Celts didn’t live there.
Ancient ‘frosty’ rhino from Canada’s High Arctic rewrites what scientists thought they knew about the North Atlantic Land Bridge
Researchers have gained new insights into rhinoceros evolution and the longevity of the North Atlantic Land Bridge from analyzing the perfectly preserved fossils of a
Nanotyrannus was not a teenaged T. rex
A new Nanotyrannus fossil suggests the diminutive dino lived alongside T. rex in the late Cretaceous Period.