November 28, 2025 · 25 min · Season 2 · Episode 45
About this episode
The episode discusses the interstellar comet 3I Atlas and the advancements in fusion energy in Washington State.
A comet from deep space may thread the edge of Jupiter’s gravitational reach while Silicon Valley pours billions into a first-of-its-kind fusion plant. That’s not just good sci‑fi—those are the headlines shaping how power, money, and curiosity collide right now. We start with 3I Atlas, an interstellar comet modeled to pass startlingly close to Jupiter’s Hill sphere in March 2026. Researchers ran hundreds of orbital clones and flagged non-gravitational forces that might have nudged its path i...