Space junk, believed to be the remnants of a rocket used to launch a Russian satellite into orbit, entered and burned up in Victoria's skies this evening, prompting calls to emergency services over fears of a plane crash.
The Astronomical Society of Victoria said the object appeared to be the third stage of the rocket used to launch a Russian satellite scheduled for 5.30pm AEST. Its re-entry could be seen over western-central Victoria and Tasmania.
"What gives it away as being a space junk [rather than a meteor or comet] is that it’s come in at a very shallow angle, so that means it world have been a very low Earth orbit and just re-entered the atmosphere and started burning because of friction," said Perry Vlahos, vice president of the society.
Mr Vlahos said, by contrast, meteors are only visible for three seconds at most and comets move so slowly they are usually not noticeable.
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