Cosmic dust could play key role in cracking long-standing mystery of solar corona heating

by quasarn01 | Jul 1, 2026 | Astronomy

A researcher at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System, has published a new study in The Astrophysical Journal suggesting that tiny charged dust grains near the sun may significantly influence how energy moves through...

‘That man died a hero’: Pa. trooper killed by tractor-trailer during commercial vehicle inspection

by quasarn01 | Jul 1, 2026 | Police Lives Matter

Trooper Michael Pahira, a nearly 20-year law enforcement, was assisting with a commercial vehicle inspection when he was fatally struck by an out-of-control truck Go to Source

BWC: Ill. officer, traffic stop subject wrestle over gun before fatal OIS

by quasarn01 | Jul 1, 2026 | Police Lives Matter

After more than a minute of a physical altercation over the gun, the man appeared to break away with the gun before the Oak Park Police officer fired multiple shots Go to Source

Nautilus array to track missing exoplanet atmospheres

by quasarn01 | Jul 1, 2026 | Astronomy

Exoplanet atmospheres have become prime targets for astrobiologists in the search for life beyond Earth. This is because exoplanet surfaces can’t be directly imaged yet, so astronomers must get creative in how they search for signs of life, also called...

TESS just found a planet in a new way—and more may be hiding in its eight years of data

by quasarn01 | Jul 1, 2026 | Astronomy

For the first time, NASA’s TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite) mission has identified a planet orbiting a distant star thanks to its warping of space-time. Unlike the star-hugging transiting planets TESS regularly reveals, the newfound microlensing...