Avi Loeb's WARNING: Watch Out for THIS When 3i/ATLAS Nears The Sun!

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What happens when 3I/ATLAS dives toward the Sun? One signature could expose interstellar origins, hidden composition, and non-gravitational forces at play. Loeb pinpoints what to watch: abrupt brightening vs. erosion, outgassing asymmetry, and dust-to-gas shifts that defy textbook comets.

If it flares the “wrong” way, the implications are seismic—on formation models, radiation-driven activity, even interstellar visitors. Miss this, and you’ll miss the moment the solar corona turns a mystery object into a lab experiment.

Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb joins me to discuss the latest revelations about interstellar object 3I/ATLAS as it makes its closest approach to Mars. From HiRISE images to unusual chemistry, polarization anomalies, and even a potential link to the Wow! Signal, this conversation explores whether 3I/ATLAS is a natural comet or a possible technological artifact. Along the way, we cover censorship from Galileo to today’s UAP debates, the “Sputnik moment” of interstellar objects, and what a global response might look like.

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⏱️ Timestamps

00:00 — October 2025 A Month of Cosmic Chaos

Opening monologue summarizing multiple sky events and why 3I ATLAS matters.

01:44 — Avi Loeb Returns to Into the Impossible

Warm intro, recap of Joe Rogan appearance, setup for anomalies discussion.

03:16 — Brian Cox vs Avi Loeb The Comet Debate

Cox’s tweet calling 3I ATLAS entirely natural and Loeb’s rebuttal begins.

05:34 — Science Is Not a Popularity Contest

Loeb contrasts commentators like Cox with frontline researchers guided by data.

06:56 — Orbital Anomalies Too Perfect to Be Random

Discussion of 3I ATLAS’s ecliptic alignment and fine-tuned planetary flybys.

07:58 — Strange Chemistry Nickel Without Iron and the Sunward Tail

The anti-tail phenomenon and odd metallic ratios have never been seen in other comets.

10:12 — Perihelion The Acid Test for 3I ATLAS

Loeb explains the physics of perihelion and what would happen if the object maneuvered.

16:37 — Inside the Galileo Project New Sky Surveillance

Details on infrared arrays atop the Las Vegas Sphere and triangulation methods.

28:03 — Black Swan Science Why Low Odds Still Matter

Loeb’s argument for studying rare but civilization-shifting possibilities.

36:38 — The Anti-Tail and What It Means for Physics

Deep dive into Hubble data, optical geometry, and jet dynamics toward the Sun.

49:11 — Loeb’s Five Sigma Test for Alien Tech

What evidence would confirm artificial origin maneuvers, radio, and radar imaging?

1:19:53 — Trojan Horse or Cosmic Gift Loeb’s Final Warning

Philosophical close Pascal’s Wager applied to the extraterrestrial contact risk.

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