It is believed to be the first known object to travel to Earth outside our solar system. The meteorite caught the eye of scientists even then because of the high speed with which it entered the Earth’s atmosphere (over 130,000 miles per hour). As noted in a new post by Avi Loeb and Amir Siraj, such speeds usually come from a star or stellar system that should be outside of ours. The tweet may have been deleted The meteorite impact in 2014 precedes the 2017 Oumuamua, which some believed was of extraterrestrial origin. The findings in this paper were kept secret until the US military was able to declassify certain data about the meteorite, which burned and disintegrated as it entered Earth’s atmosphere. SEE ALSO: Strange and unexpected things happen in Poseidon Siraj believes that pieces of it can be found at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, but finding them would require extra time and resources. h / t CNET
title: “Meteorite That Hit Earth In 2014 Confirmed To Be From Outside Our Solar System " ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-10” author: “Courtney Fry”
It is believed to be the first known object to travel to Earth outside our solar system. The meteorite caught the eye of scientists even then because of the high speed with which it entered the Earth’s atmosphere (over 130,000 miles per hour). As noted in a new post by Avi Loeb and Amir Siraj, such speeds usually come from a star or stellar system that should be outside of ours. The tweet may have been deleted The meteorite impact in 2014 precedes the 2017 Oumuamua, which some believed was of extraterrestrial origin. The findings in this paper were kept secret until the US military was able to declassify certain data about the meteorite, which burned and disintegrated as it entered Earth’s atmosphere. SEE ALSO: Strange and unexpected things happen in Poseidon Siraj believes that pieces of it can be found at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, but finding them would require extra time and resources. h / t CNET
