Daily Archives: Jul 2, 2026
10 Secrets Behind the F-22 Raptor’s High-Stakes Revival
The reputation of the F-22 Raptor as a relic of bygone wars is being erased. Priced out of retirement, America's premier air-superiority fighter is being transformed in a radical rebirth to prepare it for the reality of a new age of great power competition. The stakes are high: China's...
Rare Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Spurs Global Space Observation Effort
How do you study a cosmic wanderer that's racing through the Solar System at over 200,000 km/h, vanishing behind the Sun just as it reaches peak activity? For astronomers, the answer is marshaling every available eye human and robotic across the Solar System. The newly discovered comet 3I/ATLAS, the...
9 Ways Ukraine’s Deep Strikes Are Eroding Putin’s War Grip
Russia's war economy is beginning to fray at the edges. The Kremlin's once-comfortable social contract-imperial ambition without domestic pain-is being put to test by a campaign that reaches far beyond the front lines. Ukrainian drones and missiles are now hitting oil refineries, chemical plants, and energy hubs deep inside...
