Carina Nebula — star formation region photographed by JWST

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analysisDecember 1, 2025

Mir: The Space Station That Proved Humans Could Live in Space Long-Term

Mir's 15-year run: 104 visitors from 12 nations, the 1997 fire and collision, Shannon Lucid's marathon stay, and how the Soviet station proved humans could live in space.

MirSpace StationSoviet Union

analysisDecember 1, 2025

Space Elevators: Science Fiction or Engineering Inevitability?

Space elevators stretch 35,786 km to geostationary orbit: the physics works, but can carbon nanotubes? Inside JAXA and Obayashi's 2050 build plans.

space elevatorcarbon nanotubeslaunch costs

newsNovember 28, 2025

After the ISS: The Commercial Space Stations Coming by 2030

The four commercial space stations racing to replace the ISS by 2030: Axiom Station, Vast's Haven-1, Orbital Reef, and Starlab under NASA's CLD program.

commercial space stationsAxiom SpaceVast

guideNovember 27, 2025

10 Times Science Fiction Predicted Real Space Technology

Geostationary satellites, cell phones, Moon landings — 10 times Jules Verne, Arthur C. Clarke, and Star Trek called real space tech decades before engineers built it.

science fictiontechnology predictionsArthur C. Clarke

analysisNovember 25, 2025

Nuclear Propulsion: The Key to Faster Space Travel

Nuclear propulsion could cut Mars transit from 9 months to 45 days. Inside NTR vs NEP physics, NASA-DARPA's DRACO demo, and why NERVA mattered for deep-space missions.

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guideNovember 24, 2025

Planet Watching in 2025: When and Where to See Every Planet

When and where to see Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, and Mercury in 2025 — naked-eye dates, oppositions, conjunctions, and stargazing tips. No telescope required.

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opinionNovember 24, 2025

The Militarization of Space: Should We Be Worried?

Since the 2019 Space Force launch, ASAT tests, satellite jammers and orbital weapons have made space a warfighting domain. How worried should we really be?

space militarizationSpace ForceASAT

analysisNovember 21, 2025

Disaster Response from Orbit: How Satellites Save Lives

How SAR satellites, the International Disaster Charter, and Starlink reshape emergency response — from the 2023 Turkey earthquake to wildfire and flood mapping.

disaster responsesatellitesInternational Disaster Charter

ESA's Ariane 6 rocket launching from the Guiana Space Centre in Kourou

newsNovember 19, 2025

France's Space Empire: Pesquet, Thales Alenia, and the Nation That Shaped European Space (Part 2)

From Chretien's 1982 Soyuz flight to Pesquet commanding the ISS, France built Europe's astronaut corps, satellite giants, and only independent military space.

France space programThomas PesquetThales Alenia Space

NASA's Ingenuity helicopter captured in its historic first flight above the Martian surface

analysisNovember 19, 2025

Ingenuity: The Little Helicopter That Conquered Mars

NASA's Ingenuity was designed for 5 flights on Mars. It flew 72 over three years in a 1% atmosphere — the Wright Brothers moment of the space age, built at JPL.

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newsNovember 19, 2025

L'empire spatial de la France : Pesquet, Thales Alenia et la nation qui a faconne l'espace europeen (Partie 2)

Du vol de Chretien en 1982 au commandement de l'ISS par Pesquet, la France a bati le corps d'astronautes europeen, les geants du satellite et le seul espace militaire independant d'Europe.

programme spatial francaisThomas PesquetThales Alenia Space

The OSIRIS-REx sample return capsule opened to reveal dark material from asteroid Bennu

analysisNovember 17, 2025

OSIRIS-REx: What We Found in the Asteroid Bennu Samples

NASA's OSIRIS-REx returned 121.6 grams of asteroid Bennu to Earth in 2023. What scientists found inside — amino acids, water-bearing minerals, and solar system origins.

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