A close brush with Mars will reshape NASA’s Psyche journey in a way few missions attempt

by quasarn01 | May 9, 2026 | Astronomy

NASA’s Psyche spacecraft will get a boost from Mars on Friday, May 15, passing just 2,800 miles (4,500 kilometers) from the planet’s surface at some 12,333 mph (19,848 kph). The spacecraft will harness the planet’s gravitational pull to speed up and...

NYPD Mounted Unit officer promoted after nabbing paroled killer in pursuit

by quasarn01 | May 9, 2026 | Police Lives Matter

Officer McLaughlin credited his horse partner, Kelly, with helping close the distance on the fleeing suspect, who was already on lifetime parole for killing a livery cab driver during a botched robbery Go to Source

Mass. man driving front-end loader leads police on ‘slow-speed’ pursuit

by quasarn01 | May 9, 2026 | Police Lives Matter

The driver fled erratically at 15mph while ignoring Worcester Police officers’ instructions to stop the vehicle Go to Source

Lonely Jupiter-like planet 900 light years away tells us more about gas giants

by quasarn01 | May 9, 2026 | Astronomy

One night last fall, University of Cincinnati astrophysics graduate Paul Smith waited anxiously for data to start rolling across his computer screen from the James Webb Space Telescope a million miles from Earth. Go to Source

This tiny grain-of-rice sensor gives robots a new sense and changes what delicate tools can detect

by quasarn01 | May 9, 2026 | Latest in Physics

Researchers have developed a sensor about the size of a grain of rice that can measure forces and twisting motions in all directions using light instead of traditional electronics. The new sensor could help robotic tools and medical devices “feel” what...