Daily Archives: Mar 20, 2026

James Thompson

Rare High-Speed Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Nears Earth Dec. 19

It's not every decade that an object from another star system streaks through the solar system-and never before has such a visitor been clocked at 130,000 miles per hour. Comet 3I/ATLAS, only the third confirmed interstellar object, is now outbound after skimming past the Sun on October 29, 2025,...
William Harrison

9 Strategic Shifts in Russia’s Unequal Wartime Partnership with China

"What is the implication of a one-time great energy power resorting to selling its oil at garage sale prices to its neighbor? The economic turn of Russia during its war effort in China is more than a mere question of economic survival. Since the invasion of Ukraine in 2022,...
James Thompson

Arizona’s Guide to Spotting Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS This Week

“It looks and acts like a comet, and all the signs are that it is a comet. But this one originated outside our Solar System, which makes it very interesting, exciting, and scientifically significant,” said NASA Associate Administrator Amit Kshatriya during a press conference in November. On December 19th...