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Japanese commercial moon lander, UAE rover ready for launch on SpaceX rocket

The one-ton Hakuto-R lander is set for liftoff from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 3:39 a.m. EST (0839 GMT) Wednesday. The Falcon 9 rocket will send the spacecraft on a ...

Prehistoric giant sea turtle newly discovered in Europe

CNN

CNN

Long ago, gigantic marine turtles swam the Earth's seas. Until recently, these prehistoric giants, reaching lengths of over 3 meters (10 feet) from head to tail, had been thought to be found only in waters surrounding North America.

Scientists construct novel quantum testbed one atom at a time

With atomic precision, scientists built a testbed to manipulate electrons in entirely new ways with potential applications in quantum computing. Electrons are tiny objects that can carry electricity and information across materials and between devices.

Another Supermassive Black Hole Near Earth Could Soon Be Revealed

CNET

CNET

Only a few of our universe's voids lie this close to our planet, and understanding them could be the key to astronomy's future. Monisha Ravisetti headshot.

Two minerals, never-before-seen on Earth, found in one of planet's largest known meteorites

USA TODAY

USA TODAY

Two minerals never seen on Earth before were discovered in a gigantic meteorite weighing 16.5 tons, offering researchers possible clues about how the space rocks are formed. The brand new minerals were found in a 2.5-ounce slice of the El Ali meteorite ...

Japanese company aims to put first private lander on Moon, with UAE rover on board

SpaceX is set Wednesday to launch the first private—and Japanese—lander to the Moon. A Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to blast off at 3:39 am (0839 GMT) from Cape Canaveral, Florida, with a backup date on Thursday. Until now, only the United States, ...

Popular Science

Millions of years ago, the Steller's sea cow (Hydrodamalis gigas) grazed in the kelp forests along the Northern Pacific Ocean and the Bering Sea. This marine mammal is part of the Sirenia order that includes present-day manatees.

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We Share Smarts with Octopuses, and Now We Know Why

Discover Magazine

Octopuses are incredibly intelligent creatures, though their intelligence is dramatically different from our own. They benefit from a big, central brain in addition to an ancillary brain in each of their eight tentacles. The animals demonstrate strange ...

Popular Science

In 2017, Badlands Dinosaur Museum crew member Jack Wilson spotted the remains of what turned out to be a new species of tyrannosaur, named Daspletosaurus wilsoni, or D. wilsoni. Wilson first saw a small, flat piece of bone projecting out of the bottom of a ...

Orion sails through halfway point of Artemis 1 moon mission

At the halfway point in NASA's Artemis 1 mission, the unpiloted Orion moonship is chalking up a near-flawless flight, mission managers said Monday, beaming back spectacular images of Earth disappearing from view as it was eclipsed by the moon.