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The Final Frontier Goes to War: The Militarisation of Space

30 September 2026 at 14:59
Space is becoming an increasingly contested domain as major powers expand military capabilities, satellite infrastructure, and counterspace systems, while the U.S. Golden Dome initiative reshapes strategic stability and raises new questions about the future of space governance. On 14th September 2026, US Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink confirmed that the US has “on-orbit” […]

Why America keeps losing wars?

30 September 2026 at 12:30
America has become an imperial power that aims to invade and dominate the weak countries. This tendency has created global insecurity and led America to lose wars. In terms of natural resources and firepower, America dominates like no other country. It has the largest and most flexible military, the most weapons, and the most devices […]

Trump and the Multipolar Middle East: Is Washington Unintentionally Creating Space for Its Rivals?

30 September 2026 at 09:30
Donald Trump’s return to the White House in January 2025 pushed US Middle East policy toward a familiar mixture of pressure, bargaining, and demands for measurable economic returns. His May 2025 tour of Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates made that approach particularly visible: investment, artificial intelligence, defence, aviation, and energy agreements dominated […]

Project Stargazer: Astronomy From Balloons

30 September 2026 at 06:42

For a few hours on a December day in 1962, two men floated at the edge of space beneath a giant balloon, peering into the heavens through a telescope. Their mission, known as Project Stargazer, was an ambitious attempt to turn a high-altitude balloon into an astronomical observatory. Although largely forgotten today, it was one of the most remarkable scientific balloon flights ever undertaken and helped bridge the gap between ground-based astronomy and the space telescopes that would follow.


The Operation Stargazer gondola on display at the National Museum of the United States Air Force. Credit: U.S. Air Force


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