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A fast, green-tinged visitor just knifed into our skies—and it isn’t playing by the usual comet rules. We’re talking about 3I Atlas, the third confirmed interstellar object on a hyperbolic path through our solar system, and it’s stirring up everything from sober comet science to bold claims of cloaked spacecraft. We dig into the data you can hang your hat on—eccentricity, non‑gravitational acceleration, color shifts, and composition—and the places where the story goes fuzzy, including that eyebrow‑raising course change and unusual outgassing profile.

From Oumuamua’s puzzling push to Borisov’s classic cometary coma, we chart how each interstellar visitor has tested what we think we know. Avi Loeb’s solar sail hypothesis gets a fresh look beside mainstream models of outgassing, radiation pressure, and gravitational assists. We also explore why the Oort Cloud remains an inference rather than a portrait, how spectroscopy shapes consensus, and where the limits of current telescopes leave room for speculation without surrendering rigor. Along the way, we trace the human side of uncertainty: how trust, skepticism, and media incentives shape public belief when evidence is partial.

If cosmic mysteries spark your imagination, you’ll appreciate the wider lens too—how ancient imagery like Wormwood echoes modern impact science, why artists painted “piloted stars,” and what a real first contact would demand from our institutions. No sensationalism, just a clear walk through the strongest evidence, the smartest counterpoints, and the open questions worth watching as Atlas swings past the Sun. 

Enjoy the ride, then tell us what you think: comet, probe, or something we haven’t named yet? If this conversation got you thinking, follow, share with a curious friend. Also, leave a review to help more listeners find the show.

"Space Journey" by Geoff Harvey
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