Interstellar meteor fragments may have been found in the Pacific Ocean

Tiny flecks of an interstellar meteor could 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, and so they say their search has been profitable – however different scientists stay sceptical.

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