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After early struggles, NASA’s ambitious mission to Titan is “on track” for launch  Ars TechnicaNASA’s Dragonfly Soaring Through Key Development, Test Activities  NASA Science (.gov)NASA OIG Report: NASA’s Management Of The Dragonfly Project  astrobiology.comTarget: Titan. Dragonfly mission passes important tests  Universe Space TechDragonfly Cost, Schedule Challenged, NASA Audit Finds  Aviation Week Network

SpaceX’s lesson from last Starship flight? “We need to seal the tiles.”  Ars TechnicaTen flights in, the Starship Program has had successes and failures  NASASpaceFlight.com -The fuel of Hawking created by Elon Musk – It exists only inside the stars, and it’s futuristic  Energies MediaWhen will Starship carry astronauts to the Moon?  Universe Space TechSpaceX Starship Advances Reusable Rockets for Moon and Mars Missions  WebProNews

Earth’s ‘New’ Quasi-Moon Has Been Hiding in Plain Sight for 60 Years  Gizmodo

In groundbreaking study, researchers publish brain map showing how decisions are made  CNNBrain-wide representations of prior information in mouse decision-making  NatureMap of 600,000 brain cells rewrites the textbook on how the brain makes decisions  Live ScienceA comprehensive cellular-resolution map of brain activity  MIT NewsFirst Mammalian Brain-Wide Map May Reveal How Intuition and Decision-Making Works  ZME Science

Earth-like planet that may contain water studied by NASA's Webb telescope  CBS NewsWebb Telescope Studies Hopeful Hint of Earthlike Atmosphere on Trappist-1e Planet  The New York TimesNASA Webb Looks at Earth-Sized, Habitable-Zone Exoplanet TRAPPIST-1 e  NASA Science (.gov)Why a Hint of an Atmosphere on this Alien Planet is Such a Big Deal  Scientific AmericanStudy finds exoplanet TRAPPIST-1e is unlikely to have a Venus- or Mars-like atmosphere  MIT News

In Space, Your Own Stem Cells Can't Sleep And Then Become Zombies  JalopnikSpaceflight activates ‘dark genome’ in human cells, researcher says  CNNSpaceflight accelerates the aging of human blood-forming stem cells  ReutersSpaceflight Accelerates Human Stem Cell Aging, UC San Diego Researchers Find  UC San Diego TodaySpaceflight may accelerate the aging of stem cells: Study  NewsNation

Scientists create first-ever visible time crystals using light — and they could one day appear on $100 bills  Live SciencePhysicists have created a new 'time crystal'—it won't power a time machine but could have many other uses  University of Colorado BoulderPhysicists create world's first time crystal visible to human eye  Interesting EngineeringPhysicists Develop Visible Time Crystal for the First Time  BIOENGINEER.ORGWorld First: Physicists Created a Time Crystal That We Can Actually See  ScienceAlert

NASA to reveal new Perseverance Mars rover discovery on Sept. 10: How to watch live  SpaceNASA to Share Details of New Perseverance Mars Rover Finding  NASA (.gov)The Detection of a Potential Biosignature By the Perseverance Rover on Mars  astrobiology.comNASA Is Holding A Press Conference About New Perseverance Mars Rover Discovery Tomorrow  IFLScienceScientists could soon reveal details about life on Mars  The Mountain Press

This Bizarre Fish Has 8 Rows of Forehead Teeth It Uses During Sex  GizmodoGet to Know the Ratfish and the Forehead Teeth It Uses During Sex  The New York TimesThis common fish has an uncommon feature: Forehead teeth, used for mating  UW HomepageGhost sharks with teeth growing on their foreheads found off the coast of Washington  Times of IndiaHow does the ratfish hold on during sex? With its forehead teeth, of course  CBC

Scientists are baffled by a powerful and long-lasting gamma ray explosion outside our galaxy  AP NewsAstronomers discover repeating gamma-ray burst 'unlike anything we have ever witnessed before' (video)  SpaceScientists discover a powerful and surprisingly long-lasting gamma ray explosion outside our galaxy  PBSA Giant Burst of Energy In Need Of An Explanation  Universe TodayUnprecedented gamma-ray burst hints at rare black hole  Phys.org

Scientists are finally learning what's inside mysterious 'halo' barrels submerged off Los Angeles  Live ScienceBarrels Dumped Decades Ago Leaking Caustic Waste off Los Angeles Coast  NewsweekDecades-old industrial dumping off SoCal coast still wreaking havoc on seafloor: Study  The HillBarrels Dumped Off LA Coast Have Developed Ghostly “Halos” – What The Hell Was In Those Barrels?  IFLScienceCaustic alkaline waste  LAist

The 8 Best Exercises for Upper Body Strength  GQ

Astronauts capture amazing views of the total lunar eclipse from the ISS (photos)  SpaceMoon blocks satellite views of the sun before lunar eclipse | Space photo of the day for Sept. 9, 2025  yahoo.comAstronauts capture stunning views of lunar eclipse from space  FOX WeatherISS astronauts enjoyed this stunning view of the lunar eclipse  Digital TrendsMoon goes dark during total lunar eclipse. See pictures taken from space  India Today

In 1977, A Hybrid Was Born In A Zoo. What It Taught Us Could Save One Of The Planet’s Most Endangered Species  IFLScience

Launch Your Name Around Moon in 2026 on NASA’s Artemis II Mission  NASA (.gov)You could help NASA track its Artemis 2 astronauts' trip around the moon in 2026  SpaceArtemis II Crew Walks Out For Practice Scenarios  Mirage NewsNASA’s next trip around the moon could have your name on it  yahoo.comNASA wants to fly your name to the moon with Artemis II astronauts  collectSPACE.com

The race back to the moon: What if China lands its astronauts first?  SpaceInterim NASA head tells agency that it will beat China back to the moon  NBC NewsNASA’s Moon Race With China Needs a Better Plan  Bloomberg.comGo faster, somehow  The Space ReviewSafety, progress, and the need for Artemis 2.0  SpaceNews

FreeCAD Foray: From Brick To Shell  Hackaday

Scientists reconstruct the face of a hunter-gatherer who lived 10,500 years ago  Earth.com

"That Star Is Shooting Jets Every Nine Hundred Years": Japanese Astronomers Capture Young Star Formation 26,000 Light Years Away  Rude BaguetteScientists catch jets from a young star located 26,000 light-years from sun  Interesting EngineeringJets from a newborn star reveal the birth of stars at the edge of the Galaxy  Universe Space TechStar formation secrets revealed by ALMA in distant Milky Way region  Innovation News NetworkDiscovery of Protostellar Jets in Milky Way’s Outer Regions Unveils Universal Star Formation Processes  BIOENGINEER.ORG

After 44,000 years under the ice, this wolf looked almost alive  Earth.com