Astronomers are preparing for a rare cosmic event on January 22, when interstellar object 3I/ATLAS will align closely with Earth and the Sun, passing within just 0.69 degrees of the Sun-Earth axis.

April's night sky offers a celestial spectacle with the Pink Moon, a rare planetary alignment of Mercury, Mars, and Saturn, and the Lyrids meteor shower. Skywatchers can also spot Mercury in the early ...