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Big ideas, explained simply. Space • Physics • Engineering • Tech. Curious? Follow along. 🔭

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Joined October 2026
Is that a giant jellyfish over Washington, D.C.? 🪼 Nope. That's SpaceX's Falcon 9 launching CRS-35 to the ISS just before sunrise, its plume lit up by the sun high above the dark ground. Did you catch it? 👇
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SpaceX has caught the Super Heavy booster with the tower's chopsticks three times. The Starship itself? Never. Not yet. 🥢🚀 Elon says Flight 15 could try it in the next 4–6 weeks. If it works, it's a fully reusable rocket, and that changes everything. Would you watch it live? Footage: Anne Toal (CC BY 3.0); SpaceX
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