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Astronauts get a welcome boost from a SpaceX Dragon | On the International Space Station Sept. 1-5, 2025

September 6th, 2025 by me

The seven members of the Expedition 73 crew worked on science and kept systems running on International Space Station this week in Earth orbit.

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Sorry, Starlink: JetBlue becomes 1st airline to pick Amazon’s Project Kuiper satellites for in-flight Wi-Fi

September 6th, 2025 by me

JetBlue will start using Amazon’s Project Kuiper broadband satellites for in-flight Wi-Fi in 2027. It’s a big win for Jeff Bezos’ company and its nascent internet constellation.

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This fully operational 9,000-piece Lego Star Wars Death Star is the most expensive Lego set so far

September 6th, 2025 by me

Make way for the shock and awe of this ‘technological terror’ coming to your galaxy next month.

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Space Force’s X-37B space plane is testing ‘Zylon’ material to help crew and cargo land on Mars

September 6th, 2025 by me

The U.S. Space Force’s X-37B space plane is carrying a sample of material that could someday help NASA land cargo and people on Mars.

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James Gunn casually announces new Superman movie title and release date on Instagram

September 6th, 2025 by me

Superman and Lex Luthor continue their historic rivalry in ‘Man of Tomorrow’, scheduled for July 9, 2027

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A new particle detector is ready to probe ‘ashes’ of the Big Bang after passing its ‘standard candle’ test

September 6th, 2025 by me

A new particle detector has passed a crucial test, demonstrating it’s ready to start investigating quark-gluon plasma, the hot particle soup that existed during the first milliseconds of the universe.

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Baby ‘failed star’ has unusually rich planet-forming disk, James Webb Space Telescope finds

September 6th, 2025 by me

“The results provide a rare, detailed look at how planet-forming chemistry operates in the extreme environments around brown dwarfs, potentially offering clues to the diversity of worlds beyond our solar system.”

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A new particle detector is ready to probe ‘ashes’ of the Big Bang after passing its ‘standard candle’ test

September 6th, 2025 by me

A new particle detector has passed a crucial test, demonstrating it’s ready to start investigating quark-gluon plasma, the hot particle soup that existed during the first milliseconds of the universe.

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