Mystery object that washed up on Australian coast could be a piece of Indian rocket: Space experts

Mystery object that washed up on Australian coast could be a piece of Indian rocket: Space experts

Melbourne, Jul 18 (PTI) A dome-shaped mysterious object has washed up on a remote Australian beach, amid speculation that it could be from a 20-year-old Indian rocket that was used for launching a satellite.

The canister was discovered near the beach in Green Head in Western Australia (WA) about 250 kilometres north of the city of Perth on Saturday.

When contacted by PTI, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) sources confirmed receipt of a formal communication from the Australian Space Agency. However, they did not provide the details