{"id":242039,"date":"2025-10-26T20:25:27","date_gmt":"2025-10-26T20:25:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/242039\/"},"modified":"2025-10-26T20:25:27","modified_gmt":"2025-10-26T20:25:27","slug":"suspected-burning-space-junk-found-by-mine-workers-in-australia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/242039\/","title":{"rendered":"Suspected burning space junk found by mine workers in Australia"},"content":{"rendered":"

A piece of suspected space debris was found on Saturday, burning near a mine site in the Pilbara district of Western Australia<\/a>.<\/p>\n

According to the Western Australia Police Force, some mine workers discovered the object burning near a remote access road on Saturday afternoon and reported it to authorities.<\/p>\n

“Initial assessments indicate the item was made of carbon fibre and may be a composite-overwrapped pressure vessel or rocket tank, consistent with aerospace components,” the police force said in a Facebook post.<\/p>\n

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A photo from Saturday, Oct. 18, shows the debris on fire.<\/p>\n

Photos from Saturday showed the object in the daylight, still on fire.<\/p>\n

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Smoke cascaded from the debris.<\/p>\n

The agency said an investigation in conjunction with the Australian Transport Safety Bureau concluded the item wasn’t from a commercial aircraft.<\/p>\n

Video showed police force workers in full hazmat gear approaching the hunk of debris in the middle of a dirt road.<\/p>\n

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Western Australia Police Force approaches the debris in hazmat.<\/p>\n

Once close, details showed the carbon fibers broken apart from the debris.<\/p>\n

A full 360 degree view of the debris revealed what looked like a gasket or bracket of some kind inside the object, as well as a few broken apart around the object.<\/p>\n

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A later clip showed one of the Western Australian Police Force workers reaching down to pick up and flip over the space junk.<\/p>\n

“The object remains under investigation, though its characteristics are consistent with known space re-entry debris,” the police force said. “Further technical assessment will be undertaken by engineers from the Australian Space Agency to assist in identifying its nature and source.”<\/p>\n

Western Australia Police Force said the object was secured and doesn’t pose a threat to the public.<\/p>\n

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