Interstellar meteor could also be awaiting discovery on the ocean flooring

A pair of astronomers say that categorized US authorities sensors detected an interstellar meteor hitting Earth in 2014. Now they wish to mount a $1.6 million expedition to search out fragments of it on the ocean flooring

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An artist’s impression of a meteor burning up in Earth’s environment

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Astronomers who declare to have noticed an interstellar meteor impacting Earth are attempting to lift $1.6 million to mount an expedition to seek for fragments that will stay on the ocean flooring north of Papua New Guinea. However the declare – which was endorsed by the US Division of Protection – stays controversial with different researchers, who say the chances of discovering something are minimal.

There have solely been two confirmed observations of interstellar objects: Oumuamua, a cigar-shaped asteroid first noticed in …