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Mysterious “rogue planet” spotted gobbling 6 billion tons of gas and dust a second

Mysterious “rogue planet” spotted gobbling 6 billion tons of gas and dust a second

A mysterious “rogue planet” has been observed gobbling six billion tons of gas and dust a second — an unprecedented rate that blurs the line between planets and stars, astronomers said Thursday. Unlike Earth and other planets in our solar system, which orbit the sun, rogue planets float freely through the universe untethered to a star. Scientists estimate there could be …

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Exoplanet without a sun found gobbling up 6 billion tons of gas and dust per second

Exoplanet without a sun found gobbling up 6 billion tons of gas and dust per second

Scientists have identified a lone planet with a ferocious appetite. Located in the Chamaeleon constellation roughly 620 light-years away, the rogue planet, named Cha 1107-7626, exists in the vast emptiness of space, far from the warmth of any star. Rogue planets like this one are cosmic drifters — worlds that roam the galaxy untethered, unlike the familiar planets bound to …

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"Germany Just Found 43 Million Tons Underground": Lithium Discovery Makes Tesla Batteries While Russia Loses Energy War Forever – Energy Reporters

"Germany Just Found 43 Million Tons Underground": Lithium Discovery Makes Tesla Batteries While Russia Loses Energy War Forever – Energy Reporters

“Germany Just Found 43 Million Tons Underground”: Lithium Discovery Makes Tesla Batteries While Russia Loses Energy War Forever  Energy Reporters 43 million tons: One of world’s largest lithium deposits found, could reshape EV future  Interesting Engineering Neptune energy confirms huge lithium carbonate reserves in Germany  Balkan Green Energy News Neptune Energy confirms massive lithium resources in Germany  electrive.com Neptune Energy Confirms One of the …

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Harvard Astronomer Claims “Major Anomaly” As Interstellar Object 3I/Atlas Measured Over 33 Billion Tons

Harvard Astronomer Claims “Major Anomaly” As Interstellar Object 3I/Atlas Measured Over 33 Billion Tons

A new study has attempted to pin down the properties of interstellar comet 3I/Atlas, finding it is “anomalously massive” at around 33 billion tons.  On July 1, 2025, astronomers spotted an object moving through the Solar System at nearly twice the velocity of previous interstellar visitors ‘Oumuamua and Comet Borisov. The object, which was confirmed to be an interstellar comet …

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Russian Progress spacecraft arrives at the ISS with 2.8 tons of cargo

Russian Progress spacecraft arrives at the ISS with 2.8 tons of cargo

The astronauts on board the International Space Station (ISS) just got a fresh shipment of supplies. Russia’s robotic Progress 93 spacecraft docked with the orbiting lab’s Zvezda module at 1:23 p.m. EDT (1723 GMT) today (Sept. 13), two days after launching atop a Soyuz rocket from the Russia-run Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The meetup occurred today as the two spacecraft …

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Elon Musk Says Starship Will Begin Launching 100 Tons to LEO in 2026 – extremetech.com

Elon Musk Says Starship Will Begin Launching 100 Tons to LEO in 2026  extremetech.com Musk Says SpaceX to Fly Bigger, Fully Reusable Starship in 2026  Bloomberg.com Musk confident Starship will start launching 100 tons to orbit next year  SpaceNews SpaceX’s lesson from last Starship flight? “We need to seal the tiles.”  Ars Technica Ten flights in, the Starship Program has had successes and failures  NASASpaceFlight.com …

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Russian Soyuz rocket launches robotic Progress cargo ship with 2.8 tons of supplies toward the ISS

Russian Soyuz rocket launches robotic Progress cargo ship with 2.8 tons of supplies toward the ISS

A Russian Progress freighter launched toward the International Space Station today (Sept. 11) on a mission to deliver several tons of cargo for the station’s astronaut crew. A Soyuz rocket lifted off from the Russia-run Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan today at 11:54 a.m. EDT (1554 GMT; 8:54 p.m. local time in Kazakhstan), sending the robotic Progress 93 freighter into orbit. …

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SpaceX Returns 3 Tons of Cutting-Edge Robotics, Sending Shockwaves Through Space Tech

SpaceX Returns 3 Tons of Cutting-Edge Robotics, Sending Shockwaves Through Space Tech

On May 25, 2025, SpaceX’s Dragon capsule made a successful splashdown off the coast of California, bringing back an impressive 6,700 pounds of scientific experiments, hardware, and innovative technology from the International Space Station (ISS). This mission, the 32nd commercial resupply mission for NASA, not only highlighted the ongoing advancements in space exploration but also demonstrated the practical applications of …

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