A lot of hearts and imaginations broke on 19 December as telescopes across the world turned towards the heavens with an almost childlike curiosity, as if waiting for an ET movie coming to life. This is because a cosmic object from outside our solar system came nearer than it ever would. The celebrity comet 3I/ATLAS flew by us and shattered many theories, unfortunately.
3I/ATLAS had taken over the public in the astronomy sphere throughout 2025, not just because of its almost alien origin but also because of conspiracy theories and online hype about whether it might be something much stranger than a simple comet.
