They also shared that they are working with the Australian Space Agency, the Department of Fire and Emergency Services and a mine operator to figure out the object’s origin.
Some people, of course, have questioned whether the item has an extraterresterial element to them. There have been reports of UFO sightings in the area.
It is not uncommon for space debris to make its way to Australia, according to Perth Observatory’s Matt Woods.
He said in an interview, “It is on purpose that this bit of rocket body has landed back, but it could just be the way that it’s been tumbling that this piece was able to survive.”
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