Dallas PD relaxes dress code to allow more piercings, tattoos, hats

by quasarn01 | Jul 2, 2026 | Police Lives Matter

New regulations allow DPD officers to wear department-issued hats or hats from approved police associations, as well as a single nose stud and certain approved hand tattoos Go to Source

Comet from another star has a composition unlike anything else in our solar system

by quasarn01 | Jul 2, 2026 | Astronomy

Astronomers have revealed new details about the makeup and age of a visiting comet that was born around a distant star. They conclude that the composition of 3I/Atlas is strikingly different from any object found in our solar system. Go to Source

Last-minute launch problem delays satellite rescue mission for NASA

by quasarn01 | Jul 2, 2026 | Astronomy

A rush rescue mission to save a NASA space telescope remains grounded, this time because of a last-minute launch problem. Go to Source

NYC budget drops funding for NYPD headcount increase

by quasarn01 | Jul 2, 2026 | Police Lives Matter

At a budget press conference, Mayor Zohran Mamdani said he backed down from increasing the headcount; he estimated cost of the increase would have been $70 million Go to Source

Scourge of satellites lighting up the sky could be mitigated with help of ultra-black coating

by quasarn01 | Jul 2, 2026 | Astronomy

Astrophysicists working to tackle the growing impact of satellite constellations have pioneered a new ultra-black coating as one possible way to mitigate the problem. Go to Source