Editorial Standards

Sources you can follow

Stories link to primary institutional sources: mission records, research organizations and expedition histories. Bracketed numbers identify the source notes for an article. Historical accounts retain their time frame; an older result is not presented as today’s record or latest finding.

These are original editorial summaries, not expedition diaries or claims of first-hand participation. We avoid invented quotations, scenes and results. A short reading collection cannot capture every development in an active field.

Connections are editorial interpretations

A connection can compare a research method, setting, practice or question. Its panel labels it Editorial connection, provides supporting sources and explains where the comparison stops. Shared themes do not establish causation, direct collaboration or scientific equivalence.

Cells on opposite sides of the diagonal represent the same pair. A diagonal cell is marked Same story and does not imply a separate scientific connection.

Illustrations, clearly identified

The capsule, ice core, submersible, organisms and sampling instruments were drawn as original SVG illustrations for rosennavideo.com. Captions credit Rosennavideo and state that the drawings are conceptual, not photographs, measurements or engineering plans. The desktop section additionally displays a credited James Webb Space Telescope image of the Cosmic Cliffs, sourced from NASA SVS. NASA, ESA, CSA and STScI do not endorse this site or its applications.

Barlow Semi Condensed and Geist are hosted locally with their SIL Open Font License notices. Thumbnail arcs and interface marks were created for this site.

Your notes are your own

Personal notes are labelled separately from editorial connections. They are not reviewed, endorsed, published or sent to our server. Use English in your notes. Save them deliberately; browser storage can be cleared, blocked or lost. There is no account or recovery service.

Removing a saved story keeps its notes for a later return. Delete note removes an individual connection note. Clearing site data removes all saved stories and notes for this site.

Corrections and scope

Source review for this edition: 12 November 2026. If a source is unavailable or an account needs correction, include the story title, the sentence or connection concerned, and an authoritative reference. Corrections should preserve the distinction between an observation and our interpretation.

Desktop downloads

Avenrift and Isovela are separate portable Windows applications, digitally signed by Carman Tew. Downloads are delivered directly over HTTPS without registration. File sizes, SHA-256 hashes and source credits are published with each release. The website board does not automatically synchronize with either app.

Avenrift uses official NASA and NOAA feeds on request or when hourly checks are enabled. Isovela performs image study offline. Both keep notes locally and contain no audio playback or advertising.