“3I/ATLAS Just Sent a WARNING Signal That Put NASA In Panic Mode” | Michio Kaku

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A “warning signal” from 3I/ATLAS lit up the risk boards—so what does it actually mean? In this documentary, we break down the pipeline from the first faint detection to JPL Sentry updates, Torino/Palermo scales, and why “NASA panic mode” is a headline, not a method. No hype—just the science of planetary defense: astrometry, photometry, MOID, and how uncertainty shrinks with every new frame.

What you’ll learn:
• How 3I/ATLAS detects NEOs & comets and pushes data to the Minor Planet Center
• How JPL Sentry translates orbits into risk odds (and what those numbers really say)
• What MOID, residuals, and σ mean for impact probability
• Why silence/non-detections still constrain the model
• How the Torino & Palermo scales prevent public overreaction

00:00 Hook — The alert that everyone noticed
01:15 Background — 3I/ATLAS, MPC & Sentry
05:30 Ignition — The anomaly and objectives
10:40 Observation — Arc length, residuals, and the anomaly stack
15:55 Silence as Data — When no update is still an update
20:40 Provisional Resolution — What the numbers now say
26:10 Next Window — Why patience wins

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