Scientists have declared that tiny metal fragments recovered from an interstellar object, which plunged into the Pacific Ocean, exhibit signs of being “artificial in origin.”

In a remarkable underwater search expedition costing $1.5 million, a pair of Harvard researchers retrieved 50 peculiar iron spheres from the unidentified object known as IM1 off the coast of Papua New Guinea last week.

After subjecting the metal spheres to laboratory analysis, it was determined that they possess extraordinary characteristics not found in naturally occurring meteors, the Daily Mail has reported.

Professor Avi Loeb, former chair of Harvard’s astronomy department and leader of the research, stated that the composition of the spheres is distinct from human-made alloys, known asteroids, and other familiar astrophysical sources. He referred to them as “anomalous” and surprisingly robust.

According to NASA, IM1 is highly likely to have originated from outer space, thus earning the distinction of being Earth’s first documented interstellar visitor.

It is believed to have crashed into the ocean in 2014, although its discovery came through a retrospective analysis conducted by Professor Loeb and Harvard researcher Amir Siraj.

Based on their recent findings, the Harvard team contends that IM1’s artificial origin cannot be discounted and does not exclude the possibility that it may have been part of an “interstellar spacecraft” created by extraterrestrial beings.

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