Stellar eruptions in the laboratory: First experimental evidence for their suppression in strong magnetic fields

by quasarn01 | Aug 21, 2026 | Astronomy

An international team of astrophysicists and plasma physicists has provided the first experimental evidence that strong magnetic fields surrounding active stars can completely suppress coronal mass ejections. This offers clues to why massive stellar eruptions are...

Stellar spin may explain why repeated black hole flares grow dimmer

by quasarn01 | Aug 21, 2026 | Astronomy

At the center of most galaxies lies a supermassive black hole, with a mass millions to billions of times that of our sun and some of the most extreme gravity in the universe. Go to Source

Baltimore officer cleared of attempted murder, convicted of misdemeanors for striking suspect with cruiser

by quasarn01 | Aug 21, 2026 | Police Lives Matter

Video from the Oct. 2025 incident shows Robert Parks’s cruiser veering off of a roadway and following a suspect fleeing on foot through a field Go to Source

New solar system models show Earth is no fluke

by quasarn01 | Aug 21, 2026 | Astronomy

Over the past three decades, computer models of planetary system formation have gone from fairly crude representations to sophisticated simulations using thousands of different starting points. Go to Source

‘Rainbow-on-a-chip’ could help unlock 6G networks and precision timing for quantum technologies

by quasarn01 | Aug 21, 2026 | Latest in Physics

Loughborough University physicists and an international team have demonstrated that a grain-of-rice-sized microchip can be used to produce a spectrum of precisely spaced frequencies of light, which is then converted into multiple high-frequency electromagnetic signals...