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Archive for September, 2025

SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule boosts ISS higher above Earth in key test

September 4th, 2025 by me

SpaceX’s Dragon capsule demonstrated its ability to boost the ISS on Sept. 3, pushing the orbiting lab slightly higher above Earth.

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‘Invasion’ star Shamier Anderson says he’s ‘out of here’ if aliens do actually invade (exclusive)

September 4th, 2025 by me

‘The aliens are coming to Earth? I’m going, ‘Here’s the bill. Credit or debit? Have a good day.’’

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Most solar eclipse maps have a major flaw. Here’s how to ensure you’re really in the path of totality

September 4th, 2025 by me

Solar eclipse maps show crisp lines for the path of totality, but in reality, the edges of the path are fuzzy, jagged and sometimes wrong by hundreds of meters or more

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There’s nothing original about ‘Strange New Worlds’ latest episode, ‘Terrarium’, but it’s classic ‘Star Trek’

September 4th, 2025 by me

We’ve seen it all before, but some sci-fi clichés just work.

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Gravitational waves reveal ‘stellar graveyard’ packed with neutron star and black hole mergers

September 4th, 2025 by me

Astronomers have doubled the number of black hole and neutron star mergers detected via gravitational waves in a “stellar graveyard,” as well as “hearing” the heaviest black hole binary yet.

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Where to see the blood moon lunar eclipse Sept. 7–8

September 4th, 2025 by me

The September 2025 total lunar eclipse will bring a blood-red moon to skies across Asia, Australia, Africa and Europe — if you know where to look.

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Butterfly Star flaps its rainbow wings | Space photo of the day for Sept. 4, 2025

September 4th, 2025 by me

This young star is surrounded by a protoplanetary disk, separating the “wings” of the butterfly.

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US in real danger of losing the moon race to China, experts tell Senate

September 4th, 2025 by me

A Senate Commerce Committee hearing sounded the alarm over the U.S.-China moon race, emphasizing American dominance off Earth as the backdrop for NASA’s next funding authorization.

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