{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6aa957608a1508074d0f1ccb/6aaacdff5d36baebf109aea6?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Visitors, Storms & Lost Tombs","description":"<p><strong>Visitors, Storms &amp; Lost Tombs</strong></p><p>What secrets are hiding in the clouds of Venus? What is happening at Saturn's south pole? And what can an interstellar visitor tell us about a planetary system far beyond our own?</p><p>In this episode of <strong>The Curious Signal</strong>, we travel from the strange skies of our solar system to an ancient tomb in Peru that remained sealed for roughly 600 years. Along the way, we explore mysterious planetary formations, a visitor from another star, forgotten civilizations, and a fascinating scientific idea about what might be hiding on the Moon.</p><p>Some mysteries have answers. Some are still waiting for them.</p><p>Turn up the music, follow the clues, and <strong>go down the rabbit hole.</strong></p><p>🎵 Featuring original music by <strong>Jaybird &amp; The Puzzle Masters</strong>.</p><p><br></p><p>🪐 <strong>Venus's Mysterious Clouds</strong></p><p>ScienceDaily — <em>Venus’s pale yellow clouds may hide something surprisingly dark</em></p><p><a href=\"https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/09/260912220022.htm\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/09/260912220022.htm</a></p><p>🪐 <strong>Saturn's 10-Sided Cloud Formation</strong></p><p>Space.com — <em>Astronomers discover mysterious 10-sided cloud structure at Saturn's south pole</em></p><p><a href=\"https://www.space.com/astronomy/saturn/astronomers-discover-mysterious-10-sided-cloud-structure-at-saturns-south-pole\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.space.com/astronomy/saturn/astronomers-discover-mysterious-10-sided-cloud-structure-at-saturns-south-pole</a></p><p>☄️ <strong>Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS</strong></p><p>NASA — <em>Webb Finds Clues to Ancient, Distant Origin of Comet 3I/ATLAS</em></p><p><a href=\"https://science.nasa.gov/missions/webb/nasas-webb-finds-clues-to-ancient-distant-origin-of-comet-3i-atlas/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://science.nasa.gov/missions/webb/nasas-webb-finds-clues-to-ancient-distant-origin-of-comet-3i-atlas/</a></p><p>Nature — <em>Isotopic evidence for a cold and distant origin of 3I/ATLAS</em></p><p><a href=\"https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10771-6\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10771-6</a></p><p>🏺 <strong>The 600-Year-Old Tomb in Peru</strong></p><p>Smithsonian Magazine — <em>Unsealed for the First Time in 600 Years, This Tomb in Peru Was Just Declared the “Discovery of the Decade”</em></p><p><a href=\"https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/unsealed-for-the-first-time-in-600-years-this-tomb-in-peru-was-just-declared-the-discovery-of-the-decade-180989497/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/unsealed-for-the-first-time-in-600-years-this-tomb-in-peru-was-just-declared-the-discovery-of-the-decade-180989497/</a></p><p>🌑 <strong>Ancient Alien Technology on the Moon?</strong></p><p>Live Science — <em>Microscopic fragments of ancient alien tech may litter the Moon — and scientists have a plan to find them</em></p><p><a href=\"https://www.livescience.com/space/extraterrestrial-life/microscopic-fragments-of-ancient-alien-tech-may-litter-the-moon-and-scientists-have-a-plan-to-find-them\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.livescience.com/space/extraterrestrial-life/microscopic-fragments-of-ancient-alien-tech-may-litter-the-moon-and-scientists-have-a-plan-to-find-them</a></p><p><strong>Note:</strong> The Moon/alien-technology story describes a scientific hypothesis. No alien technology has been discovered on the Moon.</p>","author_name":"James Toikka"}