Webb reveals warped structure in nearby TW Hydrae’s protoplanetary disk

by quasarn01 | Aug 2, 2026 | Astronomy

Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), astronomers obtained high-contrast coronagraphic images of the protoplanetary disk around the young, nearby star TW Hydrae. Results of the observational campaign, published July 27 on the preprint server arXiv, shed more...

DESI side project reveals the spectra of disintegrated exoplanets

by quasarn01 | Aug 2, 2026 | Astronomy

Using spectral data from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI), astronomers have gained some of the clearest evidence yet that white dwarf stars are accreting debris from disintegrating exoplanets. Captured while DESI was unable to study its primary targets:...

BWC shows Conn. officers pull 2 unconscious people from river in water rescue

by quasarn01 | Aug 2, 2026 | Police Lives Matter

“I commend the quick response and decisive actions of our officers … in providing immediate assistance during a critical and life-threatening situation,” said New London PD Chief Brian M. Wright Go to Source

Before his retirement walkout, this Staten Island NYPD veteran had one last arrest to make

by quasarn01 | Aug 2, 2026 | Police Lives Matter

“I did have to make an arrest yesterday off duty. Somebody broke into my neighbor’s house,” Lt. Joseph Bell told the crowd gathered to honor his retirement Go to Source

Electron cooling tames highly charged ions in Penning trap for first time

by quasarn01 | Aug 1, 2026 | Latest in Physics

Researchers at Technical University of Darmstadt and the GSI Helmholtz Center for Heavy Ion Research have succeeded for the first time in decelerating highly charged ions from the GSI accelerator to low energies and subsequently storing them in a Penning trap. They...