By Jenny Swift Copyright ©2026 The weather was beginning to change; the residents of Boston were welcoming the cold. The steam rising from Elian’s coffee cup seemed to dance against the fogged-up glass of the small café in Beacon Hill, Boston. It was late November. Outside, the streets decorated with pumpkins announced that Thanksgiving had arrived. For Elian, however, the calendar meant nothing special. He was an astronomer and university professor; his time was almost alw