NASA to ‘pause’ orbital lunar space station project

by quasarn01 | Mar 24, 2026 | Astronomy

NASA’s chief on Tuesday said the US space agency “intends to pause” its Gateway project that would have created a space station in orbit around the moon, instead shifting focus toward “building a lunar base.” Go to Source

CERN hails delicate test on transporting antimatter as a scientific success

by quasarn01 | Mar 24, 2026 | Latest in Physics

Scientists in Geneva took some antiprotons out for a spin—a very delicate one—in a truck, in a never-tried-before test drive that has been deemed a success. Go to Source

U.S. Park Police officer wounded in ambush, agency states

by quasarn01 | Mar 24, 2026 | Police Lives Matter

Park Police Chief Scott Brecht said in a press briefing that the officer was ambushed by two gunmen who fired at the officer as he drove by in an unmarked vehicle Go to Source

A solar system in the making? Two planets spotted forming in disk around young star

by quasarn01 | Mar 24, 2026 | Astronomy

Astronomers have observed two planets forming in the disk around a young star named WISPIT 2. Having previously detected one planet, the team has now employed European Southern Observatory (ESO) telescopes to confirm the presence of another. These observations, and...

A spinel crystal structure exhibits unusual, pressure-induced superconductivity

by quasarn01 | Mar 24, 2026 | Latest in Physics

Superconductors are materials that conduct electricity with an electrical resistance of zero. Superconductivity is generally observed when materials are cooled down to extremely low temperatures. In some cases, however, like in so-called high-temperature...