A Short Pause for Me, Not for Science

Two weeks by the Sardinian sea — but the articles keep coming, every single day.

I need a break. Not from you, not from science — just from the relentless rhythm that even the most passionate among us can’t sustain forever.

Starting Monday, I’m heading to Sardinia for two weeks. The salt air, the granite rocks warming under the Mediterranean sun, the sound of waves doing what waves have done for millions of years — that’s my prescription. And honestly? After the months we’ve had, I think I’ve earned it.

But here’s the thing I want to make crystal clear before anyone panics: FreeAstroScience isn’t going on holiday with me.

The Project Doesn’t Sleep

Our mission — making complex science accessible to everyone, simplifying the cosmos for curious minds — has never depended on a single person. That’s the beauty of building something with soul rather than ego. Articles will be published as usual, on schedule, with the same care and rigour you’ve come to expect from us.

Nothing changes for our readers. Not the rhythm, not the quality, not the spirit.

While I’m watching the sun dip behind the cliffs of Capo Testa or wandering through the cobblestone streets of Castelsardo — that little town set spectacularly on the cliffs facing the sea — the FreeAstroScience engine will keep humming. New pieces will land in your inbox. New ideas will spark new conversations.

Flavia Ceccato Steps In

During my time away, Flavia Ceccato will serve as President of FreeAstroScience. I trust her completely. She knows the project, she shares the vision, and she has the kind of steady intelligence that makes a leader rather than just a placeholder.

If you need to reach the organisation, she’s your point of contact. Treat her with the same warmth you’ve always shown me — she deserves it, and then some.

I’ll return on duty in two weeks, hopefully a little tanner, definitely more rested, and probably with a notebook full of ideas scribbled between swims.

Why Sardinia, Why Now

Some of you might wonder why an island. Why not the mountains, why not stay home and just close the laptop?

Because Sardinia has a particular kind of magic. The coastline stretches for around 1,150 miles , and even a fraction of it is enough to remind you how small your worries actually are. The panoramic roads between villages bring you within feet of the water , and there’s something profoundly healing about being that close to something so much bigger than yourself.

For someone who navigates life in a wheelchair, the sea has always felt like the most generous landscape — it doesn’t ask you to climb. It just invites you to float.

I’ll be exploring at my own pace. Maybe a quiet stretch near Alghero, maybe the calm crescent bay of Capriccioli with its golden sand and granite rocks. No itinerary set in stone. That’s rather the point.

A Quiet Thank You Before I Go

Building FreeAstroScience has been one of the great privileges of my life. Tens of thousands of you read what we write, share it, debate it, send messages that sometimes make me tear up at my desk in Rimini. That’s not nothing. That’s everything.

So — I’ll see you in two weeks. The articles will be here. Flavia will be here. Science doesn’t take holidays, but the humans who love it sometimes need to.

Never give up. Not on curiosity, not on rest, not on the small joys that make the work worth doing.

A presto, amici. The sea is calling, and I’m finally listening.