Tomorrow, on October 21, 2025, a cosmic game of hide-and-seek will begin. The enigmatic interstellar visitor, 3I/ATLAS, will align perfectly on the opposite side of the Sun from Earth, a celestial event known as a 'solar conjunction.'
For weeks, it will be completely invisible to our telescopes, cloaked by the blinding glare of our own star. But this period of darkness isn't just a frustration for astronomers; it presents a tantalising and deeply provocative question. Is this cosmic alignment merely a coincidence, or is it the perfect cover for a deliberate, technological manoeuvre?
