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  1. Google launched its first Project Suncatcher satellite today via Falcon 9 — a fridge-sized prototype with 4 TPUs, one server's worth of compute. It wants orbital centers tapping near-constant solar power, 8x more than on Earth. Economics work by mid-2030s, Google says.
    #Google #ProjectSuncatcher #AI #Space #DataCenters

  2. Google launched its first Project Suncatcher satellite today via Falcon 9 — a fridge-sized prototype with 4 TPUs, one server's worth of compute. It wants orbital centers tapping near-constant solar power, 8x more than on Earth. Economics work by mid-2030s, Google says.
    #Google #ProjectSuncatcher #AI #Space #DataCenters

  3. Google launched its first Project Suncatcher satellite today via Falcon 9 — a fridge-sized prototype with 4 TPUs, one server's worth of compute. It wants orbital centers tapping near-constant solar power, 8x more than on Earth. Economics work by mid-2030s, Google says.
    #Google #ProjectSuncatcher #AI #Space #DataCenters

  4. SpaceX flight led by first Black female commander sets US speed record
    By Associated Press

    Four astronauts pulled up at International Space Station after eight-hour express flight led by Jessica Watkins

    theguardian.com/science/2026/o

    #SpaceX #InternationalSpaceStation #Women #Space #USnews #Society #TheGuardian #AssociatedPress

  5. SpaceX flight led by first Black female commander sets US speed record
    By Associated Press

    Four astronauts pulled up at International Space Station after eight-hour express flight led by Jessica Watkins

    theguardian.com/science/2026/o

    #SpaceX #InternationalSpaceStation #Women #Space #USnews #Society #TheGuardian #AssociatedPress

  6. JWST image of Arp 220, also known as IC 4553.

    Arp 220 is actually two spiral galaxies in the process of merging. Their two cores are about 1,200 light-years apart. The merger sparked an enormous burst of star formation, creating a star-forming ring in each core. These two adjacent, small, bright areas are responsible for the six large diffraction spikes that dominate the image.

    Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, A. Pagan
    Source: webbtelescope.org/contents/med

    #ArpGalaxy #Galaxy #Space #Astronomy

  7. JWST image of Arp 220, also known as IC 4553.

    Arp 220 is actually two spiral galaxies in the process of merging. Their two cores are about 1,200 light-years apart. The merger sparked an enormous burst of star formation, creating a star-forming ring in each core. These two adjacent, small, bright areas are responsible for the six large diffraction spikes that dominate the image.

    Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, A. Pagan
    Source: webbtelescope.org/contents/med

    #ArpGalaxy #Galaxy #Space #Astronomy

  8. JWST image of Arp 220, also known as IC 4553.

    Arp 220 is actually two spiral galaxies in the process of merging. Their two cores are about 1,200 light-years apart. The merger sparked an enormous burst of star formation, creating a star-forming ring in each core. These two adjacent, small, bright areas are responsible for the six large diffraction spikes that dominate the image.

    Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, A. Pagan
    Source: webbtelescope.org/contents/med

    #ArpGalaxy #Galaxy #Space #Astronomy

  9. Dr. Becky #Smethurst an astrophysicist at the University of Oxford making videos explaining the Universe. She's amazingly brilliant!!! Just sayin'

    "A star so close to the Milky Way’s black hole it feels its spin "

    #Space #Astrophysics #News #Science #Education #UK #Genius #Astronomy #BlackHoles #Cosmology #Technology

    youtube.com/watch?v=yjwB85IEcBY

  10. The space business is not just rockets anymore. Satellites, launch costs, moon plans, broadband networks, and private contracts are changing what space work looks like. This is the kind of story teams should not reduce to a headline. See what the headline missed. #Space #TechNews

  11. ↗️ NEXT LAUNCH:

    🛰️ Mission: NROL-97
    🚀 Launcher: Falcon Heavy
    🕒 Scheduled for: Fri, 2 Oct 2026 3:53:00 UTC 
    Current T-0 confirmed by official or reliable sources.
    🏗️ Launch Provider: SpaceX → [116 launches this year]
    🌍 Launch Site: Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA 🇺🇸

    📡 Mission Description:
    Classified payload for the US National Reconnaissance Office.

    #space #launch #spacelaunch