Researchers discovered the first known interstellar meteor to ever hit Earth, according to a recently released United States Space Command document.
An interstellar meteor is a space rock that originates from outside our solar system -- a rare occurrence.This one is known as CNEOS 2014-01-08, and it crash-landed along the northeast coast of Papua New Guinea on January 8, 2014. Massive comet will swing by the sun in 2031, Hubble observes The finding came as a surprise to Amir Siraj, who identified the object as an interstellar meteor in a 2019 study he coauthored while an undergraduate at Harvard University.
"Presumably, it was produced by another star, got kicked out of that star's planetary system and just so happened to make its way to our solar system and collide with Earth," Siraj said.Sign up for CNN's Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more.
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