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Life of a Star
Sitting RoomLiam Dobbin Connor Dobbin Tess Manhattan In July 2025, the third interstellar comet to be identified in modern times was spotted in the night sky. It was named 3IAtlas: “3” in recognition of it being our third galactic visitor, “I” for interstellar, meaning it came from another solar system thousands of light-years away, and “Atlas” for the telescope that discovered it. 3IAtlas is the size of Manhattan, making it the largest comet to enter our solar system. NASA took a while to report on it, so its initial and most detailed documentation was done by amateur astronomers using high-powered consumer telescopes. One reported that 3I changed color constantly and rotated counterclockwise. It had a long, noticeable tail and then an anti-tail, leading some to believe this was proof that it was an alien spaceship with an engine. Justin Bieber is the largest star created through social media. The only child star to reach his level of success without being part of a boy band, Disney, or Nickelodeon. Discovered by Scooter Braun on YouTube at the age of 12. Scooter, who was at the beginning of his career as a manager, invited him and his mom to move from their native Canada to Atlanta and share an apartment with college rapper Asher Roth. There were years of struggle before the fame. Justin performed at radio stations and fairgrounds across the country to prove that his angelic voice could instill love in the hearts of young girls. Astrologers believe 3IAtlas carries a similar message. As we enter the dissolution of the Kali Yuga, the Vedic age of unknowing we have been in for the past 5,000 years, we are being asked to return to our heart center. Both Justin Bieber and 3IAtlas are reminders that love is what makes possibility visible. As Kanye West once said, There are two buttons in this game called life: love and fear. Which one will you choose?