‘Quiet’ pulsar suddenly reveals three glitches in 15 years of observations

by quasarn01 | Sep 6, 2026 | Astronomy

Using more than 15 years of observations from the Parkes radio telescope, astronomers detected three rotational glitches in the pulsar PSR J1637−4642—a young neutron star that had shown no signs of glitches since its discovery. The three glitches included one that...

NYPD seizes ‘enormous’ cocaine stash worth more than $10M

by quasarn01 | Sep 6, 2026 | Police Lives Matter

Following a search, officers and federal agents recovered 230 bricks containing white powder that later tested positive for cocaine Go to Source

Calif. city approves $9.8M in police raises over next 3 years

by quasarn01 | Sep 6, 2026 | Police Lives Matter

The city council approved a new contract with the Huntington Beach Police Officers Association that includes a 17% pay bump for police rank-and-file through June 2029 Go to Source

Germany’s Isar Aerospace launches rocket into orbit from Norway

by quasarn01 | Sep 6, 2026 | Astronomy

Germany’s Isar Aerospace launched a rocket into orbit from Norway on Saturday as Europe races to boost its ability to economically send satellites into space independently of the United States. Go to Source

FAST finds two mysterious hydrogen clouds with no visible stars

by quasarn01 | Sep 5, 2026 | Astronomy

Astronomers have found two clouds of hydrogen near the Whirlpool galaxy that appear to contain almost no stars. The clouds, discovered with China’s FAST radio telescope, each contain roughly 3 million times the mass of the sun in hydrogen but have no detectable...