Carina Nebula — star formation region photographed by JWST

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analysisMay 1, 2025

K2-18b: The Exoplanet That Might Have Signs of Life

K2-18b sits 124 light-years away and JWST found possible dimethyl sulfide — a molecule made mostly by life on Earth. Here's the biosignature debate in full.

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analysisMay 1, 2025

Our Home Galaxy: A Guide to the Milky Way

Our Milky Way: a 100,000-light-year barred spiral with up to 400 billion stars, the Sagittarius A* black hole, spiral arms, dark matter, and the Andromeda collision.

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analysisApril 28, 2025

The Habitable Zone Explained: It's More Complicated Than You Think

The Goldilocks zone is a dangerous oversimplification — why M-dwarf tidal locking, subsurface oceans, and atmospheric feedback reshape the real search for habitable worlds.

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newsApril 22, 2025

Every Publicly Traded Space Company: A Complete Guide for 2025

Every public space stock in 2025: Rocket Lab, Planet Labs, AST SpaceMobile, Intuitive Machines, and more — tickers, market caps, and one-line investment theses by sector.

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JWST's 6.5-metre gold-coated primary mirror assembled from 18 hexagonal beryllium segments

analysisApril 18, 2025

Inside the James Webb Space Telescope: Engineering Marvel Explained

How JWST actually works: 18 gold-coated mirrors, a tennis-court sunshield, 344 single points of failure, and the infrared tricks that revealed the early universe.

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JWST's first full-colour image of the Carina Nebula revealing thousands of previously unseen stars

analysisApril 18, 2025

James Webb Space Telescope की अंदरूनी कहानी: इंजीनियरिंग का चमत्कार

James Webb Space Telescope, बिना किसी अतिशयोक्ति के, अंतरिक्ष में तैनात किया गया अब तक का सबसे जटिल वैज्ञानिक उपकरण है। इसे विकसित करने में 25 वर्ष लगे, लागत लग…

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analysisApril 14, 2025

GPS Explained: The $1.4 Trillion Invisible Utility Orbiting Above You

GPS has generated $1.4 trillion in US economic value using 31 satellites and atomic clocks at 20,200 km — here's how it works and why Galileo and BeiDou matter.

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A telescope set up for stargazing under the night sky

guideApril 9, 2025

The Best Telescopes for Beginners in 2025: A Space Enthusiast's Guide

The best beginner telescopes of 2025: honest picks at every price point, why most department-store scopes fail, and how smart telescopes changed the hobby.

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guideApril 7, 2025

The Best Universities for Space Science and Engineering in 2025

The top universities for space science and aerospace engineering in 2025: MIT, Caltech, Stanford, ISAE-SUPAERO, TU Delft, and how to pick the right program for you.

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guideApril 1, 2025

How to Photograph the Milky Way: Locations, Settings, and Secrets

Shoot the Milky Way like a pro: best months, Bortle-rated dark-sky locations, camera settings (ISO, f-stop, 20s rule), and the post-processing that makes cores pop.

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opinionMarch 27, 2025

Who Owns the Moon? A Guide to Space Law and Property Rights

Nobody owns the Moon, but the 1967 Outer Space Treaty, Artemis Accords and China's ILRS are rewriting lunar property rights as mining water ice becomes a real business.

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analysisMarch 24, 2025

Exploring TRAPPIST-1e: What the James Webb Space Telescope Is Revealing About Our Best Candidate for a Habitable World

TRAPPIST-1e is our best shot at finding a habitable world beyond Earth. Here's what the James Webb Space Telescope is learning about its atmosphere, temperature, and biosignatures.

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