Loeb's Pacific IM1 Expedition Faces Scrutiny: Iron Spherules and Funding Questions

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Avi Loeb led a Pacific expedition to search for fragments of the first interstellar meteor IM1 and, after recovering tiny iron-rich spherules along the presumed path, argues they could prove an interstellar origin, while skeptics like Phil Metzger, Matthew Genge, and Brown doubt the link to the 2014 fireball and challenge the speed estimates and interpretation, amid funding and ethics controversies involving Charles Hoskinson and Jason Wright who warn that bold claims could harm the field.