Interstellar meteor fragments may have been found in the Pacific Ocean

Tiny flecks of an interstellar meteor might have been discovered on the backside of the ocean. Researchers mounted an expedition to the Pacific Ocean simply north of Papua New Guinea to hunt for fragments of the meteor, which fell to Earth in 2014, they usually say their search has been profitable – however different scientists stay sceptical.

Avi Loeb and Amir Siraj at Harvard College recognized the meteor as probably interstellar in 2019 primarily based on its recorded velocity, which they claimed was quick …