The fireball held secrets that would likely change our understanding of the origin of our Solar System.
The fireball captured by the Global Fireball Observatory camera at Miquelon Lake Provincial Park. (Photo: (University of Alberta)
In Short
- The object came through Earth’s atmosphere in 2021
- It came from Oort cloud at the edge of Solar System
- It defies theories that explain the origin of Solar System
By India Today Web Desk: At the edge of the solar system lies a spherical layer of objects that are frozen in time, and occasionally some of these objects are nudged toward the Sun. This place is called the Oort cloud and as the object begins a sunward movement, they start burning up in the intense heat of the Sun leaving behind a fiery tail.