The GalaxiVI Journal
Original lore studies, astronomy explainers and design notes. Launch articles are editorial features, not breaking news.
100 articles
A light-year measures distance
A light-year is a unit of distance, not a unit of travel time for a fictional.
Astronomy & context · 2 min read ↗Why every atlas needs a scale break
A local star neighborhood and a neighboring galaxy cannot be shown conveniently at the same.
Sources & stories · 2 min read ↗Andromeda: one name at two scales
The constellation Andromeda and the galaxy M31 are different.
Astronomy & context · 2 min read ↗The Pleiades is a cluster, not a single sun
The Pleiades contains a real population of young.
Astronomy & context · 2 min read ↗Sirius and the nearby-star perspective
Sirius is approximately 8.6 light-years.
Astronomy & context · 2 min read ↗Vega: a real star, a separate story
Vega is a nearby star in Lyra, approximately 25 light-years from the.
Astronomy & context · 2 min read ↗The Orion Spur is not the Orion constellation
The Sun lies in the Milky Way’s local spiral structure, commonly called the Orion.
Astronomy & context · 2 min read ↗A constellation is a viewpoint
Orion and Lyra are sky regions, not single star.
Astronomy & context · 2 min read ↗
A telescope array is an alignment story
Large observatories ask for stability as much as collecting.
Spacecraft design · 2 min read ↗
Organic-looking does not mean alive
Ribbed architecture can be grown, manufactured or simply inspired by.
Spacecraft design · 2 min read ↗
Heat has to go somewhere
Thermal-control details give a spacecraft design practical.
Spacecraft design · 2 min read ↗
The modular carrier: a ship built from tasks
A modular hull makes different functions.
Spacecraft design · 2 min read ↗