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Archive for August, 2025

Where no gourd has gone before | Space photo of the day for Aug. 28, 2025

August 28th, 2025 by me

The USS Enterprise, a ‘Star Trek’ spaceship, is created from pumpkins as part of a German contest.

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The Peacock TV Young Adult Discount is one of the best streaming deals around — get an entire year of Sci-Fi content and more for just $2.99 a month

August 28th, 2025 by me

If you’re a student or between 18 and 24 years old, you can get nearly 73% off an annual subscription to Peacock and enjoy a huge selection of fantastic documentaries, movies, sports, and entertainment.

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A dead ‘sun’ forms building blocks of exoplanets in new JWST Butterfly Nebula image

August 28th, 2025 by me

The Butterfly Nebula, which is a planetary nebula resulting from the death of a sun-like star, has been caught creating large dust grains that could form planets.

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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches Starlink satellites on record-breaking 30th flight

August 28th, 2025 by me

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket flew for a record 30th time early Thursday morning (Aug. 28), sending 28 Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida.

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‘A remarkable discovery’: Astronomers find 1st exoplanet in multi-ring disk around star

August 28th, 2025 by me

Astronomers are amazed to have discovered a baby exoplanet gobbling up matter around an infant star like a planetary Pac-Man.

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‘If ever there’s a movie where I got everything right, it was ‘Alien’: How Oscar winner Roger Christian made ‘Alien: Earth’ feel like a classic (exclusive)

August 28th, 2025 by me

Academy Award-winning “Star Wars” legend Roger Christian shares how he recreated the vibe of the original ‘Alien’ film in Hulu’s new series ‘Alien: Earth.’

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China is making serious progress in its goal to land astronauts on the moon by 2030

August 28th, 2025 by me

China is going full throttle in its quest to land astronauts on the moon by 2030, notching several important milestones over the past few months.

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What’s next for SpaceX’s Starship Mars rocket after Flight 10 success?

August 28th, 2025 by me

Starship performed very well on its 10th-ever test flight Tuesday (Aug. 27), but SpaceX will soon move on from the shiny silver vehicle —to an even bigger version of it.

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