Brace for the celestial show of the year 3I/ATLAS, the third ever interstellar interloper in the solar system since 1I/Oumuamua (2017) and 2I/Borisov (2019), created a huge buzz before quietly leaving after its closest approach to Earth on December 19, 2026 by 1.8 AU or roughly 270 million ... [1202 chars]