what's nice about this: Once you know that Spatium = Space, you
   can scan through for keywords that transliterate well into a
   language that you know better and comprehend the entirety of the
   text from a "all at once in chunks" perspective.

   Example: continuum spatio-temporale = space-time continuum

   Also, knowing that this is a modern article, the knowledge
   within it will likely correspond to modern knowledge, so you can
   use what you already know about "space" to fill it in even
   further - and THEN fill in the missing parts.