What if a visitor from deep space suddenly decided to floor the accelerator? That's the bizarre cosmic drama currently unfolding in our solar system, where the Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS is defying the expected pull of gravity.
Having already set a record as the fastest space rock ever detected entering our stellar neighbourhood, this enigmatic object has now been caught in the act of inexplicably boosting its speed as it streaks away from the Sun and towards Earth.
