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The #asteroid discoveries during the commissioning of the #Rubin Observatory - 343,760 observations under station code X05, corresponding to 2103 unique objects, were submitted of which 2096 were indeed unknown, including 5 #NEOs - explained in great detail in https://minorplanetcenter.net/media/newsletters/MPC_Newsletter_Jun2025.pdf on pages 1-5.

I did a mend!
Good shorts survive another day.
(they're pretty comfortable and have excellent pockets!)
I didn't have an exactly matching thread, so the thread is a little bit greener than the shorts. So maybe it counts as slightly-visible mending.
#sewing #mending

The third #interstellar object - formerly known as #A11pl3Z - has just been named 3I/ATLAS: #comet after all!

The case for a rectangular format space telescope for finding exoplanets: #SpaceTelescope Design Could Dramatically Accelerate Discovery of Earth-Like Worlds: https://news.rpi.edu/2025/09/02/rectangular-space-telescope-design-could-dramatically-accelerate-discovery-earth-worlds - new study shows mirror with an unconventional shape could find 25 habitable exoplanets in just 3.5 years using existing technology.

Lightsails for Interstellar Travel - Photonics for Propulsion, Thermal Management and Stability: #lightsail endeavor one of the most promising and exciting scientific pursuits in the twenty-first century. Looking forward, further progress must be made across numerous fields of science in order to bring lightsails to the next stage of viability. [...] We see the lightsail project shifting the paradigm of space exploration in the twenty-first century, inspiring generations of scientists at the boundaries of scientific and technical capabilities."

High-velocity #MolecularClouds in M83: https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/1538-4357/addab7 -> Milky Way-like galaxy M83 consumes high-speed clouds: https://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/focus/en/press/z0508_00416.html & https://news.stonybrook.edu/university/research-provides-new-insight-into-how-galaxies-evolve-over-time/ - unusually fast clouds of gas around nearby galaxy suggest extragalactic origin.

How does feedback affect the #StarFormation histories of galaxies? https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.21152 -> teaser: https://bsky.app/profile/jwuphysics.bsky.social/post/3lxunuhbzos2b

A high fraction of close massive #BinaryStars at low metallicity: https://www.astronomie.nl/upload/files/2025/Sana-Bloem-Obinaries-2025.pdf -> Massive stars in metal-poor environment often have close partner: https://www.astronomie.nl/nieuws/en/massive-star-in-metal-poor-environment-often-have-close-partner-4639

The Most Luminous Known Fast Blue Optical #Transient AT 2024wpp - Unprecedented Evolution and Properties in the X-rays and Radio: https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.00952 -> thread https://bsky.app/profile/starlights.bsky.social/post/3lxwqizpb522b