Ubeidiya, a prehistoric site in the Jordan Valley, has been dated by researchers to be at least 1.9 million years old, according to a new study from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, the University of Haifa, and the University of Tulsa. According to a statement released by Hebrew University, researchers used three methods to date
Spinosaurus mirabilis dinosaur Illustration by Dani Navarro for University of Chicago (and) Professor Paul Sereno with fossil – SWNS Scientists called “astonishing” the first indisputable evidence of a new species of Spinosaurus found in over a century—uncovered in a remote area of the Sahara Desert. The newly discovered scimitar-crested dinosaur was described as a “hell
Scientists suspect that a rapidly spinning, highly magnetic neutron star, or “pulsar,” dwells at the heart of the Milky Way. The discovery could change our understanding of how many of these extreme dead stars dwell close to our galaxy’s central supermassive black hole, Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*). Like all neutron stars, pulsars are born when
Scientists have built a “thermodynamic computer” that can produce images from random disturbances in data, that is, noise. In doing so, they have mimicked the generative artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities of neural networks — collections of machine learning algorithms modelled on the brain. Above absolute zero temperatures, the world buzzes with fluctuations in energy called
A volcano in southeastern Iran has nudged upward by about 3.5 inches (9 centimeters) in 10 months. This might sound like a small rise but it has big significance. A new study used satellite data to spot the change and argues that pressure is building near the summit. The volcano is Taftan. It
If great white shark swimming into a pond sounds like something out of a movie, that’s because it is, says Greg Skomal. Remember the infamous scene in Jaws where the shark swims into a pond, just where people thought they would be safe? But it happened to us too. In 2004, I’d never seen a live great white shark
Nasa said in a blog post on Saturday it is taking steps to potentially roll back the Artemis II rocket launch after discovering an interrupted flow of helium. The agency said it is taking steps to roll the Artemis II rocket and Orion spacecraft back to the vehicle assembly building at the Kennedy Space Center
NASA may not launch its Artemis 2 moon mission just a few weeks from now after all. On Saturday morning (Feb. 21), the agency announced that it had detected a problem with Artemis 2‘s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, which is sitting on Pad 39B at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The issue, a helium-flow
This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com’s Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. The Lunar Gateway is planned space station that will orbit the moon. It is part of the NASA‑led Artemis program. Artemis aims to return humans to the moon, establishing a sustainable presence there for scientific
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s new moon rocket suffered another setback Saturday, almost certain to bump astronauts’ first lunar trip in decades into spring. The space agency revealed the latest problem just one day after targeting March 6 for the Artemis II mission, humanity’s first flight to the moon in more than half a