Farmer stumbles upon space junk in Australia
Updated | By Darren, Keri and Sky
Was there a space mission that we're unaware of?
Is NASA planning secret space missions we don't know about?
That's what it looks like according to ABC News, as there was a large piece of debris found on a farm in Australia.
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There is talk of this particularly large piece of debris, which was found in Numbla Vale in Australia, being linked to the loud bang locals heard on 9 July.
Here is a video of sheep farmer Mick Miners discovering the piece of debris.
Speculation suggests that it may be from the SpaceX Dragon aircraft's entry back into the Earth's atmosphere in November 2020.
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"I didn't know what to think, I had no idea what it was to be honest," said Mick.
After much pondering, Mick contacted the Civil Aviation Safety Authority, while his neighbour, Jock Wallace, contacted the National Aeronautics and Space Administration in the US.
Read more: Asteroid samples contain 'clues to origin of life': Japan scientists
"I'm a farmer from Dalgety, what am I going to say to NASA?" said Jock.
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