A Giant Slab of Space Junk Crashed in Australia, But Experts May Have Identified It

Farmers in Australia found space debris in their fields. The junk is thought to be from a flight by an astronomer.

A 10-foot tall triangular structure was found by people near Dalgety, New South Wales.

The objects had burn marks that were consistent with reentering into the atmosphere.

Brad Tucker, an astronomer, said in a video that they were likely pieces of the trunk of the Dragon aircraft used during the Crew-1 mission. Tucker said that some of the pieces had serial numbers.

The debris from the Dragon spaceship is a good match for the flight path of the trunk on July 8, according to the astronomer.

Tucker told Space.com that he thinks it's space junk.

'I'm a farmer ... what am I going to say to NASA?'

Mick Miners told ABC that he found a 10-foot tall object in his field. People in the area heard a loud bang on July 9 and Jock Wallace found debris in his field a week earlier.

Wallace was told to call NASA after he reported the finding.

What am I going to say to NASA? Wallace spoke to ABC.

It would make a mess if it landed on your house.

The Australian Space Agency and New South Wales police are looking at objects to see if they are related to a space flight.

Tucker said that eventually the US will have to make a declaration about whether or not it wants to keep it.

Scientists warn about space debris

The risk of space debris falling on a human is small and scientists can track larger pieces of space debris to predict where they will fall.

Scientists warn that the problem will only get worse as space travel increases.

On Saturday, debris from a Chinese Long March 5B rocket came back down to Earth without warning.

It's landing area was mostly made up of water and deserts, making it very unlikely that it would fall on populated areas. The China Manned Space Agency said that most of the debris burned on reenter.

According to CNN, NASA has been critical of the approach, saying the debris carries a significant risk of loss of life and property.

China allowed debris from its rocket to fall back to earth twice.

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