Victorians have woken to space junk from one of Elon Musk’s satellites falling through the sky. At about 5.27am on Tuesday morning, a slow-moving shower of sparks illuminated the sky, but experts were quick to identify that it was space junk, rather than a meteor.

Musk is combining rocket maker SpaceX with his AI startup, the largest tie-up in his expansive business portfolio.

Elon Musk plans to launch 1 million satellites to build orbital data centres, claiming it will help humanity evolve into an 'alien society' capable of harnessing the sun.

Observational Astronomer Associate Professor Michael Brown said the phenomenon was likely a piece of Musk's Starlink-5103 re-entering the sky.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: Depositphotos.com Thousands of satellites orbiting the planet support military communications, emergency response, and everyday internet access. Now, according to the ...

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