From the lab to the moon: Lunar cement alternative survives 6 months on ISS and returned stronger in some tests

by quasarn01 | Jul 8, 2026 | Astronomy

Building material samples from the University of Delaware spent six months mounted outside the International Space Station, where the harsh conditions of low Earth orbit tested their limits. Go to Source

Entire W.Va. police department fired after sergeant reports evidence room break-in

by quasarn01 | Jul 8, 2026 | Police Lives Matter

A former Barrackville sergeant says he and the department’s remaining officer were placed on inactive status after reporting that the evidence room had been broken into Go to Source

Hidden jet from a ‘missing-link’ black hole lights up the radio sky

by quasarn01 | Jul 8, 2026 | Astronomy

Astronomers using the U.S. National Science Foundation Very Large Array (NSF VLA) have detected an extraordinary burst of radio light from a rare cosmic event in which an intermediate-mass black hole tears apart a star, revealing what appears to be the off-axis...

Wavelength-multiplexed diffractive optical storage enables massively parallel image retrieval

by quasarn01 | Jul 8, 2026 | Latest in Physics

The explosive growth of data generated by artificial intelligence, cloud computing and modern digital infrastructure is placing increasing pressure on existing information storage technologies. Although magnetic storage systems such as hard disk drives remain the...

Space sensor could spot hidden nuclear weapons in orbit with 99% accuracy

by quasarn01 | Jul 8, 2026 | Latest in Physics

In 2024, a U.S. government official warned that Russia could be developing a new satellite designed to carry nuclear weapons into space. The statement followed the launch of a suspicious Russian satellite into low-Earth orbit in 2022, just a few weeks before the...