Space has not finished revealing all its secrets to us. The Terre is only a tiny fragment in the immensity of the Cosmos. The average citizen does not necessarily realize the complexity of the solar system. On the other hand, scientists have a watchful eye on the various phenomena that govern the universe. Many stellar objects travel through space. We can cite comets, asteroids, meteorites… There is also space debris resulting from the frantic race towards the conquest of space which began in the 1950s.
These various objects and space debris constitute a real danger for the Earth, because it might be the victim at any moment of a collision which might have serious consequences. The most striking example is that relating to the extinction of the dinosaurs. Millions of years ago, a meteorite fall wiped off all species of dinosaurs from the face of the globe.
Today, many scientists believe that we are not immune to another such event. In 2014, a mysterious object from outer space crashed into the waters of the Pacific Ocean. The object was baptized CNEOS-2014-01-08. Measuring 45cm wide, the object ran aground in the Pacific at speed 216,000 km/h.
According to the research of two American researchers which was published in the journal The Astrophysical Journal, CNEOS-2014-01-08 arrived on Earth following a hyperbolic trajectory which suggests that it is of interstellar origin, that is to say that it comes from outside the solar system. A large-scale expedition is planned for 2023 to search for this meteor and its secrets in the waters of the Pacific Ocean.
