WA object: Mysterious item washed up on Green Head beach identified as space junk
The acorn-shaped object stunned authorities when it washed ashore at Green Head, about 220 kilometres north...
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The acorn-shaped object stunned authorities when it washed ashore at Green Head, about 220 kilometres north...
The large mystery object that washed up on a remote Western Australian beach two weeks ago has finally been identified.
A cylinder that washed up on an Australian beach has been identified as debris from an Indian rocket's "expended third-stage of a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle", according to the Australian Space Agency. The object, which sparked speculation from amateur sleuths about its possible military origin or links to the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, is being kept in storage while officials from both countries work together to "determine next steps, including considering obligations under the United Nations space treaties".
A huge canister-like object was found on the coastline near Perth, Australia. Earlier thought to be something from space, it was identified as remains from a satellite launch vehicle of ISRO.
After a two-week investigation into a mysterious object that washed up on a Western Australia beach, the Australian Space Agency has identified the strange capsule.