Spiral arms and bars are galactic fuel pumps for star formation

by quasarn01 | Jul 15, 2026 | Astronomy

Peak star formation took place during cosmic noon, between 2–3 billion years after the Big Bang. The star formation rate (SFR) back then was up to 100 times greater than it is today. For the SFR to be so high, gas had to move through galaxies efficiently. Go to...

La. man faces federal murder charge in death of U.S. deputy marshal

by quasarn01 | Jul 15, 2026 | Police Lives Matter

Clarence A. Frazier Jr., 48, of Alexandria, was charged by criminal complaint with the murder of Deputy U.S. Marshal Drew Hanson Go to Source

After traveling a billion kilometers, China’s asteroid hunter finally arrives

by quasarn01 | Jul 15, 2026 | Astronomy

What does it take to catch up with a small, tumbling rock hundreds of thousands of kilometers from Earth? For China’s Tianwen-2 mission, the answer was a 400-day chase covering roughly 1 billion kilometers (621 million miles) of deep space—one that has just...

What does it mean to be ‘quantum?’ A physicist explains the basics behind Einstein’s spooky actions at a distance

by quasarn01 | Jul 15, 2026 | Latest in Physics

Imagine shining a flashlight across a dark room. You can predict exactly what the light will do: travel in a straight line from one point to another. That seems obvious because, in the world we see around us, light appears to follow a single, clear path. Go to...

Daylight sighting by hunter in swampy riverbed 58 miles east of Fayetteville (Report 81362)

by quasarn01 | Jul 15, 2026 | Bigfoot

Class A; May 2026; North Carolina, Duplin County Go to Source