BWC shows fatal OIS of pet dog who approached LAPD officer during wellness check

by quasarn01 | Jun 22, 2026 | Police Lives Matter

Two LAPD officers responded to the scene after reports of screaming; a large Saint Bernard doodle exited the home and ran toward an officer, who then fired shots Go to Source

Titan and Pluto exhibit the same mysterious spectral feature—and researchers can’t figure out its origin

by quasarn01 | Jun 22, 2026 | Astronomy

Researchers are constantly sifting through new spectral data gathered by powerful telescopes, like the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). Most of the time, when they identify spectral features—specific absorption or emission lines from different types of light...

Third known interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS may be billions of years older than the solar system, study finds

by quasarn01 | Jun 22, 2026 | Astronomy

An interstellar comet that blazed past the sun last year could be nearly three times older than our solar system and is unlike anything ever seen before in our cosmic backyard, astronomers said Monday. Go to Source

Bow-and-arrow-shaped radio galaxy discovered by citizen scientist

by quasarn01 | Jun 22, 2026 | Astronomy

Astronomers have discovered a “remarkable” bow-and-arrow-shaped radio galaxy with an enormous arc-like structure extending nearly 1.8 million light-years across. The newly identified system, detailed in a new paper published today in Monthly Notices of the...

Mars-like conditions fail to kill some Earth pathogens, experiments suggest

by quasarn01 | Jun 22, 2026 | Astronomy

Microorganisms from our planet could survive on celestial bodies where water is present, such as Mars. That is the conclusion of Ph.D. candidate Tommaso Zaccaria after experiments with simulated space conditions. Our immune system reacts less effectively to pathogens...