Alien Signal Confusion: Truck Mistaken for Interstellar Phenomenon

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A meteorite strike initially thought to be of interstellar origin and potentially containing alien technology has been debunked by scientists from John Hopkins University, who determined that the key evidence for its location was actually just a passing truck recorded by a seismometer. This revelation challenges the claims made by Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb and his team, who had identified the rock as an interstellar meteorite and announced finding "metal spherules" confirming extraterrestrial suspicions. The search for the meteorite was based on erroneous sound wave data, leading to a misidentification of its location.
Topics:science#avi-loeb#extraterrestrial-life#interstellar-meteorite#john-hopkins-university#papua-new-guinea#science-and-astronomy
- They Thought It Was an Interstellar Meteorite Strike. Turns Out It Was a Truck. AOL
- Sensational claim of possible alien debris hits a science speed bump The Washington Post
- Signals believed to be from aliens outside Solar System came from trucks India Today
- 'Alien' signal was likely a very big truck Popular Science
- Seismic signal that pointed to alien technology was actually a passing truck – Physics World physicsworld.com
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