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foreign rocket body
Coverage of foreign rocket body in the Nexus archive.
- A beach in Australia is dealing with a serious case of space balls (not the Mel Brooks kind)
Metallic balls found on a beach in North Queensland, Australia, were identified as pressure vessels from a space launch vehicle. Queensland Fire and Rescue and the Australian Space Agency confirmed the objects are likely debris from a foreign rocket re-entering the atmosphere.
- Likely origin of mysterious ‘space balls’ found on Queensland beaches revealed by Australian Space Agency
The Australian Space Agency identified six 'space balls' found on north Queensland beaches as likely debris from a foreign rocket body that recently re-entered Earth's atmosphere. The objects, discovered in the Forrest Beach area over three days, are suspected to contain hazardous chemicals.