Meter-Scale Interstellar Meteors: CNEOS-22 and CNEOS-25 Reveal a Dense Population Within Earth's Orbit and a New Discovery Framework

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Two meter-scale interstellar meteor candidates, CNEOS-22 and CNEOS-25, imply a large population of meter-sized interstellar objects crossing Earth's orbit—far more numerous per AU^3 than kilometer-scale bodies and possibly fragments of larger rocks—with Loeb, along with Richard Cloete and Oem Trivedi, proposing a discovery-imaging-intercept plan involving Rubin and Argus, a lunar optical interferometer, and space interceptors, plus ocean expeditions to retrieve samples for dating to constrain origins and voyage durations, all aimed at improving planetary defense and exploring the possibility of alien technology.