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NYPD sees spike in hiring following eligibility rule changes, targets 35,000 officers by 2026

Daily applications to the NYPD increased by nearly 45%, from 56 to 81 per day on average; since February, more than 9,700 people have applied to take the next police exam

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Exploring Valles Marineris on Mars with helicopters, not rovers

What are the best methods to explore Valles Marineris on Mars, which is the largest canyon in the solar system? This is what a recent study presented at the 56th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference hopes to address as a team of researchers investigated how helicopters could be used to explore Valles Marineris, which could […]

Harnessing nanosatellite technology for lunar infrastructure

How can nanosatellites help advance lunar exploration and settlement? This is what a recent study presented at the 56th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference hopes to address as a team of researchers from Grahaa Space in India investigated the pros, cons, and applications for using nanosatellites on the moon. This study has the potential to […]

Soviet-era Venus mission to reenter in May

Launched way back in 1972, Kosmos-482 is about to meet a fiery end.

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Calculating the strong attraction of a charming particle

A theoretical study by RIKEN physicists, published in Physics Letters B, has accurately determined the interaction between a charmonium and a proton or neutron for the first time.

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Officer killed in gunman’s Pa. hospital siege was struck by police fire

West York Patrolman Andrew W. Duarte was fatally struck by another officer’s gunfire as they shot and killed man who was holding a nurse hostage at gunpoint

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The universe’s brightest lights have some dark origins

Did you know some of the brightest sources of light in the sky come from the regions around black holes in the centers of galaxies? It sounds a little contradictory, but it’s true. They may not look bright to our eyes, but satellites have spotted oodles of them across the universe.

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Study shows that duality operators can be realized as unitary linear-depth quantum circuits

In the context of quantum physics, the term “duality” refers to transformations that link apparently distinct physical theories, often unveiling hidden symmetries. Some recent studies have been aimed at understanding and implementing duality transformations, as this could aid the study of quantum states and symmetry-protected phenomena.

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