Scientists have uncovered the secret of a space object that fell into the Pacific Ocean in 2014

In 2014, he flew over Papua New Guineaa huge fireball and fell into the waters of the Pacific Ocean. For a long time, scientists could not say exactly what this object was, but in 2019, very intriguing details appeared. The researchers found that the diameter of the fireball was only 45 centimeters, and it fell into the ocean waters at a speed of 210,000 kilometers per hour. Usually, objects inside the solar system cannot move that fast, so the researchers assumed with 99% certainty that the ball is a guest from a completely different star system. But the results of their scientific work were not published because important information about the 2014 incident, necessary to confirm the discovery, was classified. The secrecy has given rise to conspiracy theories, because some people began to believe that aliens flew to us a few years ago and the authorities carefully hide it. Recently, the data was revealed and it turned out that the fireball was not an alien ship, but really was an interstellar object. It may seem that this is not surprising, but no - this is an important scientific discovery.

The mystery of the mysterious object over Papua New Guinea is finally solved

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• 1 Fireball over Papua New Guinea
• 2 The first interstellar object in the solar system
• 3 Where did the interstellar object come from?
• 4 Conspiracy Theories Turned Out To Be False

Fireball over Papua New Guinea

As mentioned, the diameter of the observed in 2014space object was equal to 45 centimeters. According to the calculations of astronomers, he flew at a speed of 210,000 kilometers per hour. This discovery immediately alerted them, because objects within the solar system move much more slowly. This means that the fallen object came from a completely different star system and is something that is not connected by gravity to any star. And such objects, by the way, are extremely rare guests in the solar system.

Approximate place where the burning ball fell

First interstellar object in the solar system

The first interstellar object to be inwithin the solar system, the asteroid Oumuamua was considered. It was discovered in 2017 while studying data from the Pan-STARRS telescope system, which is located at the very top of the Mauna Kea volcano on the island of Hawaii. According to scientists, the speed of the asteroid Oumuamua in interstellar space reached 94,788 kilometers per hour. And its diameter is estimated at 400 meters. If the object over Papua New Guinea is actually a visitor from another star system, then it is the first interstellar visitor and not the infamous Oumuamua.

Asteroid Oumuamua

Where did the interstellar object come from?

Today, where exactly did you come to us from?45 cm pebble, unknown to scientists. Perhaps the home of the space guest is the depths of some planetary system, or it was formed in the vicinity of some star in the thick disk of the Milky Way. For reference, it is worth noting that this is the common name for regions of cosmic galaxies, which consist of relatively old stars compared to the composition of a thin disk of stars.

Thick disk of the galaxy

See also: Asteroid 'Oumuamua is definitely not an alien ship. And that's why

Conspiracy theories turned out to be false

Information about the spacecraft that fell in 2014the object looks authentic and is readily believed in. However, most of the data on this event remained classified for a long time. And if some information is being withheld, it means that these very important and knowledgeable persons have reasons to keep secrets. So, at least, conspiracy theorists think, who almost immediately began to believe that the fallen object was an alien ship and the authorities carefully hide this fact from people.

There was no contact with aliens in 2014

As it turned out, no connection with the alienan object that has fallen into the waters of the Pacific Ocean has no mind. Recently, information about the fireball over Papua New Guinea was finally revealed. Representatives of the United States Space Command (USSPACECOM) confirmed that the flight path of the object does suggest that it is interstellar, that is, it came from afar. It turns out that it is wrong to consider the asteroid Oumuamua as the first discovered interstellar object that ended up in the solar system - the first such object was noticed by astronomers in 2014. Moreover, unlike the 400-meter asteroid, it was not at a far distance, but fell directly to Earth.

Evidence that an interstellar object fell into the Pacific Ocean in 2014

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There is information that scientists want to findfragments of an interstellar object at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean. It is hard to believe that scientists will be able to do this, because the area for searches is too large, and the depth of the ocean reaches 11 thousand meters. However, it is definitely worth a try, because the material that arrived from another star system can tell a lot of interesting things about the Universe.