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On Sept. 17, 1789, William Herschel first spotted Saturn’s small moon Mimas, whose prominent Herschel crater gives it the “Death Star” likeness; at about 395 km across, Mimas is Saturn’s inner major moon and completes an orbit every ~22 hours in a tidally locked arrangement, with Voyager 1/2 and Cassini imagery revealing its cratered, icy surface. The piece also notes NASA’s 1976 naming of the space shuttle Enterprise on Sept. 17.
Lego's massive 9,023-piece UCS Death Star, based on Episode IV, is now available for preorder at Amazon for $1,000, with Prime shipping starting January 2. It is the largest and most expensive Lego Star Wars set ever, featuring detailed rooms, interactive elements, and 38 minifigures. The set will be released alongside other new Star Wars Lego sets on January 1, and is notable for its size, detail, and the fact that it is no longer exclusive to Lego stores.
Lego has released its most expensive set ever, a detailed $1,000 Death Star measuring over two feet tall and wide, designed for adult collectors with intricate scenes from Star Wars, reflecting Lego's successful strategy of targeting nostalgic adults and high-end collectors.