Daily Archives: Mar 13, 2026

James Thompson

Surprising Chemistry and Origins of Interstellar Visitor 3I/ATLAS

It is not often that each decade a comet older than the Sun passes by, leaving behind a chemical footprint never witnessed before. But that is exactly what 3I/ATLAS just the third confirmed interstellar visitor has left in the solar system, and scientists are scrambling to unlock its secrets...
Thomas Reed

80 Years On, Pacific WWII Wrecks Pose Rising Toxic Threat

Eight decades since the guns fell silent in the Pacific, the ocean floor is still carrying the equipment of war and with it, a seeping environmental problem. Thousands of ships, planes, and undetonated bombs lie or are buried beneath the blue-green waters, their metal hulls and ordnance rusting, leaking...
Thomas Reed

Trump to Relocate Space Command HQ to Alabama’s Redstone Arsenal

The choice on where to locate the U.S. Space Command permanently has been the most politically contentious military base-building controversy in recent history. President Donald Trump is now planning to overturn a Biden-era decision and relocate the headquarters from Colorado Springs, Colorado, to Huntsville, Alabama a move with profound...