The Sky Is Getting Crowded – An Article to Read

I recently read an article in Nature ( by Alexandra Witze) about the rapid increase of satellites in Earth’s orbit and their growing impact on astronomy.

There are now around 11,000 active satellites, mostly due to projects like SpaceX’s Starlink. While these satellites improve internet access globally, they also create problems for astronomers by leaving bright trails in telescope images and causing radio interference.

This surge in satellites is especially challenging for observatories like the Vera C. Rubin Observatory, which depend on clear views of space for their research.

Astronomers and other fields are working together with satellite companies to reduce these effects, exploring ways to make satellites less reflective and adjusting their orbits.

If you want to learn more, here’s the original article I found interesting: Swarms of satellites are harming astronomy. Here’s how researchers are fighting back

Personally, I hadn’t realized just how quickly the number of satellites has grown until I read this. 

It made me look up at the night sky with a bit more awareness — wondering how many of those tiny lights might actually be satellites affecting our view of the stars.🚡🌌

After The End of Eternity: Thoughts I Didn't Expect to Have

I finished The End of Eternity yesterday. Closed the book, sat for a moment… and didn’t really know what to do with myself.

It’s strange how quiet everything feels after you leave a world like that — like stepping out of a tunnel and blinking into the sunlight, not quite ready. I thought I’d just move on to the next book (Foundation was already waiting), but instead I’ve been sitting with this odd, floaty feeling.

Honestly, I didn’t expect the book to affect me this much. I knew it was Asimov, I knew it would be smart — and it is — but I wasn’t ready for how personal it would feel by the end.

Leaving Eternity Behind

The book revolves around Andrew Harlan, a technician of time, and his gradual unraveling within a system built to erase instability from human history. It’s a love story, a warning, and a philosophical labyrinth...

What stayed with me wasn’t the twist (though that was brilliant), or even the romance. It was the question: What happens when we try to perfect something that was never meant to be controlled? Eternity in this book is sterile, efficient, and utterly devoid of risk — and maybe of meaning, too.

And then there’s the love story. I didn’t think I’d care about it — I’m usually not drawn to romance in sci-fi — but it surprised me. In a system built to erase unpredictability, the idea of someone risking it all for love... it hit harder than I expected.

That Feeling

I don’t know if there’s a name for this feeling — that quiet, half-lost space after a book ends. Not sadness, exactly. Not boredom either. Just... stillness.

I thought I’d be excited to start Foundation right after. I mean, that’s the big one, right? The classic. But my brain’s still halfway in Eternity, thinking about big things — about how we try to control life, about uncertainty, about what it even means to “improve” the future.

Sometimes I wonder if we read books, or if books sort of read us.

Final Thoughts

I will read Foundation, probably very soon. I’m curious how it will feel.

If you've ever finished a book and felt weirdly off-balance afterward — like your thoughts are still echoing somewhere between the pages — you’re not alone.

Some stories end. Others hang around a bit.

The End of Eternity is one of those.

Returning to Asimov: Starting Again with The End of Eternity

After wrapping up my first blog post, I knew exactly what I wanted to dive into next: Isaac Asimov.

I’ve read The End of Eternity before, but this year I’ve decided to go all in — re-read it and commit to finishing the entire Asimov universe in order.

There’s something timeless (no pun intended) about Asimov’s way of blending science fiction with philosophy, and The End of Eternity feels like the perfect place to begin again.

If you’re curious about where to start or how to read Asimov’s major works in a timeline that flows well, here’s the order I’m following, along with their original publication years:

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📘 Reading Order for Asimov’s Universe

1. The End of Eternity (1955) 

Foundation Series (Core):

2. Foundation (1951)

3. Foundation and Empire (1952)

4. Second Foundation (1953)

5. Foundation’s Edge (1982)

Robot Series:

6. The Caves of Steel (1954)

7. The Naked Sun (1957)

8. The Robots of Dawn (1983)

9. Robots and Empire (1985)

Return to Foundation:

10. Foundation and Earth (1986)

11. Prelude to Foundation (1988)

12. Forward the Foundation (1993)

This reading order isn’t the only way to explore Asimov, but it’s the one that feels right for me — a mix of original publication dates. 

Some readers prefer to start with the Foundation prequels, while others begin with the Robot series. For me, The End of Eternity felt like a meaningful first step, again! 

✨ Whether you're reading Asimov for the first time or revisiting it like I am, I’d love to hear your approach.📚🌌

Best,

Starting Again — Again and Again (!)

Hello and welcome!

After a pause and some thinking, I’m starting fresh here — yes, again! 

Sometimes you just need to hit the reset button and dive back in. I’ve had lots of ideas but hadn’t found the right way to share them… until now.

I’ll be sharing a bit of everything I’m interested in — space law, sci-fi, plants, life updates, and more.

Nothing fancy here.. Simple stories and random thoughts from me to you.

So, here we go — a new beginning, a new chapter. Thanks for stopping by. Let’s see where this takes us!

Best,

Pleiades