What if a visitor to our solar system wasn't just a rock, but a piece of industrial junk... or a derelict alien probe? And what if the people tasked with telling us the truth were actively trying to hide it? Welcome to The Nickel Anomaly, the podcast that asks the questions the experts are desperately trying to avoid about Comet 3I/ATLAS. This isn't your average comet. It's made of pure nickel without the iron that should be there—a chemical signature screaming "industrial manufacturing." The official explanation? It’s just “trash” it collected over billions of years. Let's be honest: that doesn't add up. Join us as we dissect the manipulative, seemingly scripted arguments from experts who, not long ago, hinted at "intelligent guidance" to explain its weird acceleration. Now, they're suddenly dismissing the alien hypothesis as "low probability" while NASA's transparency is nowhere to be found. This isn't just a space mystery; it's a case study in deflection and a potential cover-up of the most important discovery in human history. If you believe in questioning the official narrative and looking at the evidence for yourself, you’ve found your people. Follow us now, and let's decode what's really flying through our cosmic backyard.

Is this the moment we've all been waiting for? An object from another star system, named Atlas, is currently on a trajectory that has brought it incredibly close to our sun, and it's behaving in ways that defy our current understanding of the cosmos. With a series of nine mind-bending statistical anomalies, this interstellar visitor is putting on a show that has top astrophysicists, including the renowned Avi Loeb, asking a question that was once confined to science fiction: Are we looking at a piece of extraterrestrial technology? Join us as we pull back the curtain on the enigma of Atlas. We'll explore the startling data from space observatories like Stereo-A and Soho, which reveal that this object is inexplicably brightening and has taken on a mysterious blue hue, suggesting it could be hotter than our own sun. Could it be powered by an internal energy source? We will delve into everything from its improbable orbital path to its unique chemical signature and the polarization of its light – anomalies that, when combined, have an almost zero probability of occurring naturally. This December, the Hubble and James Webb telescopes will turn their powerful eyes towards Atlas in what could be a turning point for humanity. Are we on the brink of first contact, or is this simply the most bizarre cosmic coincidence ever recorded? We’re exploring all the angles of this thrilling and controversial story. If you've ever gazed at the night sky and wondered if we are truly alone, this is the podcast for you. Subscribe and join our community of cosmic explorers as we seek the truth together!

The brightest cosmic radio flash ever seen has been traced to a nearby galaxy, offering the clearest view yet of one of astronomy’s biggest mysteries. An international team of astronomers, including...

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In the silent darkness of deep space, something screamed. A radio signal of unimaginable power, lasting less than a blink of an eye. What was it? And is it a message? Welcome to the front lines of the universe's greatest mystery: Fast Radio Bursts (FRBs). For years, these impossibly strong, fleeting signals have baffled astronomers. Now, the game has changed. In March 2025, the CHIME telescope detected "RB float"—the brightest and most powerful FRB ever recorded. For the first time, technology allowed us to pinpoint its origin point with stunning precision: a lonely patch of sky near a star-forming nursery in the constellation Ursa Major. But this breakthrough has only deepened the enigma. The signal's location doesn't quite fit the leading theories. It's close to the action, but not in it, adding a new layer of complexity to the puzzle. In this podcast, we explore the wild possibilities for what could generate such power. Are we witnessing the birth of black holes or the cataclysmic collision of hyper-dense neutron stars? Or, as some scientists are quietly beginning to wonder, is this a calling card from an extraterrestrial intelligence far beyond our own? We'll break down the cutting-edge science, the competing theories, and the thrilling hunt for answers. This is the story of a cosmic enigma, a ghost in the machine of the universe that we are finally beginning to trace. Ready to join the hunt for the universe's most elusive signals? Subscribe now, become part of our cosmic detective agency, and share this with anyone who looks up at the stars and wonders.

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alternative_right shares a report from ScienceDaily: Scientists may have finally uncovered the mystery behind ultra-high-energy cosmic rays -- the most powerful particles known in the universe. A team...

Astronomers have long thought the universe should look generally the same in every direction, but an anomaly in the radiation from the big bang persists even after a new analysis from radio telescopes

Since the early 20th century, scientists have gathered compelling evidence that the universe is expanding at an accelerating rate. This acceleration is attributed to what is known as dark energy—a fundamental property of spacetime that has a repulsive effect on galaxies.

New simulations suggest globular clusters form in multiple ways and point to a mysterious new type of star system that may already lie hidden in the Milky Way. For centuries, astronomers have tried to...

An international research collaboration has used advanced computer simulations to investigate how faint radio signals from the early universe, soon to be observed from missions on the far side of the moon, could shed light on the fundamental properties of dark matter.

How did Earth, alone among the solar system's rocky planets, become the home for life? How, among all this frigid lifelessness, did our planet become warm, hospitable, and life-sustaining? The answer to these questions is complex and multi-faceted, and part of the answer comes from cosmochemistry, an interdisciplinary field that examines how chemical elements are distributed.

Scientists have discovered a giant black hole that they believe may have been formed in the first few microseconds after the Big Bang. The black hole is so huge that it may change our understanding of how these cosmic giants form. If the findings are confirmed, this will be the first evidence of primordial black holes, which were predicted to exist by Stephen Hawking in the 1970s.