Scientists Plan a Magnetic Fishing Trip to Find a Meteor - Nerdist


8/11/2022 12:00:00 AM2 years 8 months ago

Scientists plan to tow magnets along the ocean floor to pull up tiny fragments of the first meteor to come from outside our Solar System.

In 2014, the first known meteor from outside of our Solar System crashed into the ocean near Papua New Guinea. It was one and a half feet wide, but broke up into smaller fragments. Scientists will at… [+2122 chars]

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