Post of the month: aug 2025
Browse our latest explorations of space and science - from orbital mechanics to propulsion systems, we investigate the successes, the failures, and the questions that drive discovery forward.
Posted on 8th Aug 2025
Betelgeuse is possibly the most talked about star in the night sky. It might be the best known, and it's certainly one of the showiest. It's usually the 10th brightest star we can see, but it does go through very well publicised (at this point) cycles of brightening and dimming. A pulsating variab...
Posted on 8th Aug 2025
Remember Project Hyperion? In case you have priorities other than staying current on all the most obscure space and astronomy news from around the world, here's a quick recap. It's a theoretical study by the members of the Initiative for Interstellar Studies (i4is) to explore the design of a crewe...
Being almost the holidays, this might be a good time to talk about space tourism. Let’s…
DART is the mission based on the Hollywood blockbuster Armageddon. You know, the…
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