Colo. PD drops college credit requirement

by quasarn01 | Apr 16, 2026 | Police Lives Matter

The Colorado Springs Police Department will now allow anyone with a high school diploma or GED to apply Go to Source

Solar flares’ domino effect isn’t limited to the sun, 16,000-star sweep reveals

by quasarn01 | Apr 16, 2026 | Astronomy

Our sun is a roiling mass of energy, with solar flares exploding on its surface, sending gas, plasma, and light that blasts across the solar system. When radiation from extra-powerful flares breaks through Earth’s outer protective magnetosphere, it can affect...

Laser-plasma accelerator drives free-electron laser for record 8 hours

by quasarn01 | Apr 16, 2026 | Latest in Physics

For the first time, researchers have demonstrated that a laser-plasma accelerator can reliably drive a free-electron laser for more than eight hours. Published in Physical Review Accelerators and Beams, the result was achieved by a team led by Finn Kohrell at Lawrence...

Titan’s lakes may spawn 10-foot waves in gentle winds, new model suggests

by quasarn01 | Apr 16, 2026 | Astronomy

On a calm day, a light breeze might barely ripple the surface of a lake on Earth. But on Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, a similar mild wind would kick up 10-foot-tall waves. This otherworldly behavior is one prediction from a new wave model developed by...

ALMA confirms rare quasar pair at redshift 5.7 in merging galaxies

by quasarn01 | Apr 16, 2026 | Astronomy

Using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), astronomers have discovered a close pair of quasars, which is a result of a distant massive galaxy merger. The detection of the quasar pair was detailed in a research paper published April 7 on the arXiv...