Stargazers and scientists are getting a holiday present from the cosmos this week. 3I/ATLAS, an interstellar comet, will get “closest” to Earth on Friday, December 19, as part of its journey across ...
As the winter solstice approaches, Earth is preparing for a brush with a high-speed traveller from the furthest reaches of the cosmos. On Friday, 19 December, a gargantuan space object that has ...