Australian Beach Discovery Potentially Linked to 20-Year-Old Indian Rocket, Say Experts.

According to space specialists, the mysterious dome-shaped object that recently washed up on a lonely Australian beach may have been a component of an Indian rocket. According to The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) News, the object in issue appears to be a 20-year-old satellite launch vehicle. On July 15, 2023, the mysterious object was found at a beach in Green Head, Western Australia, roughly 250 kilometres north of the capital city of Perth.

According to a report from PTI, the Australian Space Agency (ASA) and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) have officially communicated. The ASA is one of the national groups attempting to determine where the object was made. According to an ABC News report, the artefact was carried to a secure storage facility after being wrapped in plastic by a front-end loader. According to engineer Andrea Boyd of the European Space Agency (ESA), experts believe the debris was brought down by an Indian rocket that was launching a satellite.

The object’s density of barnacles, according to Boyd, makes it unlikely that it was a part of any rocket launched this year. However, Boyd noted that when anything is flung around an item, it often appears older than it would.She said that the first, second, and third stage engines commonly separate and crash into the Indian Ocean since entering orbit needs a lot of labour. It is therefore plausible that the object was carried by the currents and then washed up on the coast.

Boyd claims that all parties have signed an agreement with the UN Office for Outer Space Affairs that specifies that whomever launches something into space is ultimately responsible for it. She said that the ASA is investigating the situation and is in contact with the Indian space agency in an effort to work together to resolve it.

Boyd referred to Western Australia as a “lucky spot” for space debris. You are not to touch it, she has instructed you. In a statement, the Western Australia Police Force advised the public not to jump to any conclusions as they coordinated a joint investigation into the object’s provenance. They issued a warning, stating that the object was being treated as harmful until its provenance could be established. Additionally, they stated that it appears the item was not a product of a commercial aircraft.