The SKA project: A model for dialogue between historical astronomical archives, local memory and modern science

Humans have been observing the sky for thousands of years. Our ancestors were undoubtedly fascinated by it, but observing the heavens also had practical uses: It helped people measure time, both over the course of the day and through the changing seasons, and became especially important with the spread of agriculture. What is now seen […]

NASA’s newest Roman space telescope launches on a quest to explore the hidden universe

NASA’s newest crown jewel blasted off Sunday to hunt for planets around other stars, explore secret dark energy and survey the cosmos like never before.

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New method tests magnet-powered braking for safer, more reusable spacecraft reentry

Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have created a new system to test magnetohydrodynamic aerobraking for spacecraft reentering the atmosphere. Their platform generates intense magnetic fields with a powerful electromagnet as a miniature vessel is hit with a shock wave traveling at over seven kilometers per second (4.3 miles per second). The magnets reached far higher […]

Hollow-core fiber platform could help different quantum technologies connect

Quantum technologies promise secure communication networks, powerful forms of computing and new sensing tools. One of the major challenges, however, is that different quantum systems often operate at different wavelengths of light. Quantum memories, trapped ions and other quantum devices may work best in the ultraviolet or visible range, while long-distance communication over optical fibers […]

‘A well-earned life’: How a Florida program cares for retired K-9s

Florida offers handlers of eligible canines up to $5,000 per canine per year for veterinary expenses

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N.M. city’s pilot program connects business owners with police for quick responses

Albuquerque PD’s “Adopt a Business” Program pairs officer liaisons with businesses, giving owners a direct line of contact for non-emergency responses

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NASA’s Roman telescope set to launch on cosmic mapping mission

NASA is preparing to launch its new flagship space telescope on Sunday, embarking on a multiyear mission to create an unprecedented map of the cosmos and shed light on some of the biggest mysteries in physics.

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Scientists melted a diamond and cracked a secret of ice giants

Some of the strangest weather in the solar system doesn’t happen on Earth or even in Jupiter’s Great Red Spot—it happens in the interiors of ice giants like Neptune and Uranus. Specifically, scientists have long believed that, at certain pressures and temperatures, it literally rains diamonds inside these planets. For the first time, scientists have […]

How plastic welds retain a molecular ‘memory’ of their former surfaces to strengthen pipe joints

Welding plastic is a critically important part of everyday engineering—especially for preventing leaks in underground water and gas pipes. For decades, engineers have understood that a properly welded joint in polyethylene pipe can be just as strong as the pipe itself, if not stronger. However, the reason for this strength has remained a mystery.

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Video: Wash. deputies rescue man suspected of setting home on fire

The man allegedly set the fire believing that there were intruders in his home; he also fired gunshots as Snohomish County sheriff’s deputies tried to rescue him

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Suspect stabs Ohio officer during trespass response, man in custody after manhunt

A man is accused of stabbing a Gibsonburg Police officer, severely wounding her when she attempted to escort him off of a private property

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L.A. to pay $5.8M to family of man killed in OIS after charging officers with a plastic fork

After LAPD officers hit the man with a less lethal projectile, body-worn camera and surveillance footage showed him move toward the officers while holding the utensil in his hand

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BWC: Man strikes Baltimore officer with car while attempting to flee traffic stop before OIS

Drone video of the incident shows an crowd throwing bottles at officers trying to render aid to the wounded suspect

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Calif. sheriff demonstrates, defends shock gloves after state lawmaker proposes ban

Sacramento County Sheriff Jim Cooper said his agency already spent $35,000 to purchase 10 shock gloves, along with 10 shock bands to be placed on an arm or a wrist

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SpaceX recovers Starship from the Indian Ocean a month after launch and is shipping it back to Texas

SpaceX has pulled off its biggest salvage operation yet, recovering its most recently launched Starship from the Indian Ocean.

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