Latest Space News: Playmobil versus Lego: Which is the best USS Enterprise set? Link:

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Summary: Lego has recently released their first-ever Star Trek set, the 3600-piece U.S.S Enterprise, but is it better than Playmobil's model?

🚀 **Upcoming Space Launch** 🚀 🌌 **Mission Name**: PSLV-DL | EOS-N1 and others 🗓️ **Launch Date**: 2026-01-11T04:15:00Z 🚀 **Rocket**: PSLV-DL 📖 **Details**: Small Earth observation satellite from NewSpace India Limited (NSIL) for an "Indian strategic user", details TBD. This launch will also carry 18 other ride-share payloads. #SpaceLaunch #RocketScience

🚀 **Upcoming Space Launch** 🚀 🌌 **Mission Name**: Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-97 🗓️ **Launch Date**: 2026-01-10T18:34:00Z 🚀 **Rocket**: Falcon 9 📖 **Details**: A batch of 29 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system. #SpaceLaunch #RocketScience

🚀 **Upcoming Space Launch** 🚀 🌌 **Mission Name**: Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-96 🗓️ **Launch Date**: 2026-01-07T18:55:00Z 🚀 **Rocket**: Falcon 9 📖 **Details**: A batch of 29 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system. #SpaceLaunch #RocketScience

🚀 **Upcoming Space Launch** 🚀 🌌 **Mission Name**: Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-88 🗓️ **Launch Date**: 2026-01-04T05:00:00Z 🚀 **Rocket**: Falcon 9 📖 **Details**: A batch of 29 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system. #SpaceLaunch #RocketScience

🚀 **Upcoming Space Launch** 🚀 🌌 **Mission Name**: Falcon 9 Block 5 | CSG-3 🗓️ **Launch Date**: 2026-01-03T02:09:19Z 🚀 **Rocket**: Falcon 9 📖 **Details**: CSG-3 is an Earth observation satellite for the Italian Space Agency, part of a reconnaissance constellation using synthetic aperture radars operating in the X-band. #SpaceLaunch #RocketScience

Latest Space Breaking News: Study unveils the dual nature of a young stellar object Link: https://phys.org/news/2025-12-unveils-dual-nature-young-stellar.html Summary: Astronomers from the Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES) in India and elsewhere have conducted a long-term photometric and spectroscopic study of a young stellar object known as V1180 Cassiopeiae. Results of the study, published December 23 on the arXiv preprint server, unveil the dual nature of this object.

Latest Space News: Nebula nights: Award-winning sci-fi literature through the ages Link:

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Nebula nights: Award-winning sci-fi literature through the ages

Think you know your Le Guin from your Liu? Let’s find out

Summary: Think you know your Le Guin from your Liu? Let’s find out

🚀 **Upcoming Space Launch** 🚀 🌌 **Mission Name**: PSLV-DL | EOS-N1 and others 🗓️ **Launch Date**: 2026-01-11T04:15:00Z 🚀 **Rocket**: PSLV-DL 📖 **Details**: Small Earth observation satellite from NewSpace India Limited (NSIL) for an "Indian strategic user", details TBD. This launch will also carry 18 other ride-share payloads. #SpaceLaunch #RocketScience

🚀 **Upcoming Space Launch** 🚀 🌌 **Mission Name**: Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-97 🗓️ **Launch Date**: 2026-01-10T18:34:00Z 🚀 **Rocket**: Falcon 9 📖 **Details**: A batch of 29 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system. #SpaceLaunch #RocketScience

🚀 **Upcoming Space Launch** 🚀 🌌 **Mission Name**: Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-96 🗓️ **Launch Date**: 2026-01-07T18:55:00Z 🚀 **Rocket**: Falcon 9 📖 **Details**: A batch of 29 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system. #SpaceLaunch #RocketScience

🚀 **Upcoming Space Launch** 🚀 🌌 **Mission Name**: Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-88 🗓️ **Launch Date**: 2026-01-04T05:00:00Z 🚀 **Rocket**: Falcon 9 📖 **Details**: A batch of 29 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system. #SpaceLaunch #RocketScience

🚀 **Upcoming Space Launch** 🚀 🌌 **Mission Name**: Falcon 9 Block 5 | CSG-3 🗓️ **Launch Date**: 2026-01-03T02:09:19Z 🚀 **Rocket**: Falcon 9 📖 **Details**: CSG-3 is an Earth observation satellite for the Italian Space Agency, part of a reconnaissance constellation using synthetic aperture radars operating in the X-band. #SpaceLaunch #RocketScience

Latest Space Breaking News: Finding runaway stars to help map dark matter in the Milky Way Link: https://phys.org/news/2025-12-runaway-stars-dark-milky.html Summary: Hypervelocity stars have, since the 1920s, been an important tool that allows astronomers to study the properties of the Milky Way galaxy, such as its gravitational potential and the distribution of matter. Now astronomers from China have made a large-volume search for hypervelocity stars by utilizing a special class of stars known for their distinct, regular, predictable pulsation behavior that makes them useful as distance indicators.

Latest Space News: Moon landings, asteroid missions and new telescopes: Here are the top spaceflight moments to look forward to in 2026 Link:

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Moon landings, asteroid missions and new telescopes: Here are the top spaceflight moments to look forward to in 2026

2026 is set to deliver historic moon missions, groundbreaking commercial space stations and powerful new space telescopes.

Summary: From astronauts looping around the moon to spacecraft reaching Mercury and asteroids near Earth, 2026 is shaping up to be a landmark year for space exploration.

🧑‍🚀 **Astronaut Spotlight** 🌟 **Name**: Buzz Aldrin 🏷️ **Status**: Retired 📖 **Bio**: Buzz Aldrin; born Edwin Eugene Aldrin Jr.; is an American engineer, former astronaut, and fighter pilot. As Lunar Module Pilot on the Apollo 11 mission, he and mission commander Neil Armstrong were the first two humans to land on the Moon. #Astronauts #SpaceHeroes

🚀 **Upcoming Space Launch** 🚀 🌌 **Mission Name**: PSLV-DL | EOS-N1 and others 🗓️ **Launch Date**: 2026-01-11T04:15:00Z 🚀 **Rocket**: PSLV-DL 📖 **Details**: Small Earth observation satellite from NewSpace India Limited (NSIL) for an "Indian strategic user", details TBD. This launch will also carry 18 other ride-share payloads. #SpaceLaunch #RocketScience

🚀 **Upcoming Space Launch** 🚀 🌌 **Mission Name**: Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-97 🗓️ **Launch Date**: 2026-01-10T18:34:00Z 🚀 **Rocket**: Falcon 9 📖 **Details**: A batch of 29 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system. #SpaceLaunch #RocketScience

🚀 **Upcoming Space Launch** 🚀 🌌 **Mission Name**: Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-96 🗓️ **Launch Date**: 2026-01-07T18:55:00Z 🚀 **Rocket**: Falcon 9 📖 **Details**: A batch of 29 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system. #SpaceLaunch #RocketScience

🚀 **Upcoming Space Launch** 🚀 🌌 **Mission Name**: Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-88 🗓️ **Launch Date**: 2026-01-04T05:00:00Z 🚀 **Rocket**: Falcon 9 📖 **Details**: A batch of 29 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system. #SpaceLaunch #RocketScience