Gemini South Captures Growing Tail of Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS
On 27 August 2025, researchers used the Gemini Multi-Object Spectrograph (GMOS) on Gemini South at Cerro Pachón in Chile to obtain deep, multi-color images of interstellar comet Comet 3I/ATLAS. Gemini South is one half of the International Gemini Observatory, partly funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) and operated by NSF NOIRLab. These observations […]
Hot Mic: Xi, Putin Chat on Medical Transplants Highlights Concerns About Forced Organ Harvesting
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin were overheard candidly discussing medical advances for extending life — a conversation that critics say highlights China’s practice of brutally harvesting human organs from dissidents and prisoners. During a discussion picked up and broadcast by Chinese state media prior to a major military parade in Beijing […]