Space debris found on fire near WA mining town suspected to be from Chinese rocket

<p>Burning object made of carbon fibre discovered on desert road near mine site close to Newman on Saturday</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/oct/20/australia-news-live-space-debris-wa-albanese-trump-meeting-labor-supermarkets-price-gouging-barnaby-joyce-nationals-coalition-sussan-ley-net-zero-ntwnfb">Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates</a></p></li><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p>Burning space debris that crashed to Earth in outback Australia is likely part of a Chinese rocket that launched in September, according to leading space archaeologist Alice Gorman.</p><p>Authorities are investigating the hunk of metal and carbon fibre after miners spotted it near Newman, Western Australia on Saturday afternoon.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/oct/20/suspected-space-debris-found-near-newman-wa-mining-town">Continue reading...</a>