u/CurtisLeow

They possibly detected a planetary-mass companion orbiting a brown dwarf. Here's the abstract of the paper in Nature. It's a 0.9 Jupiter mass companion orbiting a brown dwarf with 29 Jupiter masses. There's no scientific consensus if this should be considered a planet or moon. I'm curious what you guys lean towards.

WASHINGTON — Blue Origin has traced the explosion of its New Glenn rocket during a static-fire test in May to a valve in the rocket’s BE-4 engine, an issue that could also affect United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan Centaur.

In an Aug. 5 statement on social media, Blue Origin Chief Executive Dave Limp said the investigation into the May 28 explosion that destroyed a New Glenn rocket and severely damaged its launch pad traced the cause to a liquid oxygen valve in one of the first stage’s seven BE-4 engines.

“The anomaly originated at the main oxygen valve on one of the BE-4 engines, which was later confirmed by hardware recovery and inspections,” he said. “Extensive component-level and engine hotfire tests have been conducted to understand the failure mode better and inform mitigations.”

Here's an article talking about politics in Florida and amendment 3. A "yes" vote supports Florida Amendment 3 to:

• increase the homestead tax exemption for non-school taxes to $150,000 in 2027 and $250,000 in 2028, with the amount indexed to inflation starting in 2029;
• provide that new residents receive a smaller exemption until they've lived in the state for five years;
• decrease the cap on how much the assessed value of non-homestead properties, such as rentals and commercial buildings, can increase each year from 10% to 5%, except for school district taxes;
• limit how counties and municipalities can spend property tax revenue on public safety, education, infrastructure, natural resource projects and flood control, local bonds, employee retirement benefits, and government operations; and other changes.

https://ballotpedia.org/Florida_Amendment_3,_Homestead_Tax_Exemptions,_Property_Assessments,_and_Spending_Restrictions_Amendment_(2026)

Previously unseen details all throughout the universe, including right here in our own solar system have been revealed using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, and the results so far, are fascinating.

Webb has given scientists, and the world, a powerful new set of tools to help better explain our place in the universe. And with its unprecedented power to detect and analyze otherwise invisible infrared light, objects that were once impossible to observe are now coming into clear view.

Of the shows I've seen, 6 Feet Under had the best ending. It was so emotional.

ESA released a great report on the state of the global space economy.

Submission statement: Hungary is restoring rule-of-law.

Submission statement: Neoliberalism is about global trade and markets.

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10579-4