Special to CosmicTribune.com, December 10, 2025 Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher On Dec. 3, 2025, the first of at least 15 Chinese companies developing reusable space launch vehicles (RSLVs) conducted its first RSLV test launch, beginning a future wave of Chinese RSLV testing and boosting the growth of China’s subsidized “private” SLV sector — vice its […]
Special to CosmicTribune.com, December 7, 2025 Excerpts from weekly Astronomy.com report. Sunday, December 7 The Moon passes 4° north of Jupiter in Gemini at 11 A.M. EST, after both have set. However, you can catch the pair in the evening sky; they rise a few hours after sunset, with Jupiter now leading the way above the […]
Special to CosmicTribune.com, December 4, 2025 Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher As quintillions of Artificial Intelligence (AI) processes expand the realm of the computer “Cloud,” that invisible computer ecosystem requiring burgeoning numbers of real estate, water and energy-demanding “Data Centers,” the next step envisioned is to project Data Centers from this world into outer space, a […]
Special to CosmicTribune.com, November 30, 2025 Excerpts from weekly Astronomy.com report. Sunday, November 30 Titan reappears from an occultation behind Saturn this evening beginning at 6 P.M. EST, a short-lived event visible for those with dark skies in the eastern half of the U.S. Those on the East Coast will have the easiest time; observers across […]
Special to CosmicTribune.com, November 27, 2025 Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher China hates the innovative Starlink broadband (Internet) satellite mega-constellation of the SpaceX Corporation because it offers countries and peoples that China could attack and conquer, the means to access the global Internet with its attendant abilities to communicate, access information and to control the “Internet […]
Special to CosmicTribune.com, November 23, 2025 Excerpts from weekly Astronomy.com report. Sunday, November 23 Andromeda the Princess is high in the evening sky after dark. Best known for the eponymous Andromeda Galaxy (M31), there is so much more to see in this royal domain, including the lovely edge-on spiral we’re targeting tonight: the Silver Sliver Galaxy […]
Special to CosmicTribune.com, November 19, 2025 Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher On Nov. 13, 2025, the first U.S. billionaire to found a space launch and service company — Jeff Bezos and his Blue Origin Company (founded in 2000) — became the second company in history to achieve the first-stage recovery of its large New Glenn space […]
Special to CosmicTribune.com, November 16, 2025 Excerpts from weekly Astronomy.com report. Sunday, November 16 Saturn’s moon Iapetus reaches western elongation today, when it is at its brightest. Now around 10th magnitude, you can find Iapetus some 10’ west of Saturn. The ringed planet is already above the horizon as the Sun sets; two hours later it […]
Special to CosmicTribune.com, November 13, 2025 Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher Nov. 4, 2025 began a heady day in space for the six Chinese astronauts aboard the Tiangong Space Station, having consumed the first ever “air fried” meal in space of chicken wings. This was followed by the usual propaganda photos of Shenzhou-20 crew (Commander Chen […]
Special to CosmicTribune.com, November 09, 2025 Excerpts from weekly Astronomy.com report. Sunday, November 9 Mercury stands stationary this evening at 6 P.M. EST, bringing its easterly motion to an end. The planet will now begin moving retrograde, or westward, relative to the background stars. Currently located near the claws of Scorpius, Mercury shines today at magnitude […]
