Category: Science

3I/ATLAS 

The comet 3I/ATLAS glides through our solar system like a sleek, self-contained Mac from another galaxy – mysteriously efficient and beyond its specifications.  When it brightened far faster than predicted, astronomers scrambled for explanations.  Those familiar with both science and Star Trek simply recognised the pattern: something elegant behaving beyond its limits.

Much like a Mac operating smoothly while performing the impossible, 3I/ATLAS appears to conceal engineering we don’t yet comprehend. Its surface responds to sunlight precisely and adaptively, almost as if it’s self-aware.

If Spock observed it from the Enterprise, he might conclude:

”A construct of improbable design. Logic suggests intention.”

Perhaps it’s simply ice and dust. Or perhaps, like every Mac ever built, it’s a testament to the universe occasionally favouring design bordering on magic.

The Molecule That Made MacBooks Possible

In the frozen darkness after the Big Bang, the very first spark of chemistry flickered into existence: a strange hybrid known as the helium hydride ion (HeH⁺). Against impossible odds, this exotic molecule became the key to unlocking molecular hydrogen — the cosmic fuel that allowed the universe’s first stars to ignite. Fast-forward 13.8 billion years, and scientists on Earth have finally managed to recreate those primordial reactions inside a cryogenic storage ring, proving that the chemistry of creation is far more efficient than anyone dared to imagine. Without HeH⁺ there would have been no stars, no galaxies, no planets… and ultimately, no humans to dream, explore, and build. In other words: without that first molecule, there would be no MacBooks on our desks today.