Mystery object that washed up on Australia beach believed to be part of a rocket
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Canberra, Australia — Authorities are investigating whether a cylindrical object about the size of a small car that washed up on a remote Australian beach is space junk from a foreign rocket. Police cordoned off the barnacle-encrusted object after it was discovered on a beach in Green Head, about 155 miles north of the city of Perth, late Sunday. The Australian Space Agency said it was liaising with other space agencies to identify the object, which appears to be partly made of a woven material. "The object could be from a foreign space launch vehicle and we are liaising with global counterparts who may be able to provide more information," the agency tweeted. A large object is seen washed up on a beach at Green Head, near Perth, Australia, July 17, 2023. Reuters/9News European Space Agency engineer Andrea Boyd said her colleagues belie