Fireballs in the Sky

@FireballsSky

The outreach arm of Desert Fireball Network - if you see a fireball or shooting star submit to our researchers on our award winning app!

Perth, Western Australia
fireballsinthesky.com.au
Joined January 2013
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    7 Nov 2018

    Exciting new paper in for a number of reasons: 1. Woodleigh is now potentially one of the largest impact craters in 2. The lead author is an incredibly talented undergraduate student ! This scientist is going places!

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  2. 7 Nov 2018

    Our Space Rock superstar A/Prof Gretchen Benedix sharing how she values engagement and impact outside research for .

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  3. 28 Oct 2018

    Excited to announce is 1 or 5 AU/NZ Women in Science for L'Oreal-UNESCO fellows! Hear how Kat's out-this-world planetary research helps make sense of & Martian 😍☄️🙌

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  4. 25 Oct 2018

    Inspiring to see what these teams created over just a weekend! Gorgeous space science and engagement overlap 🙌🚀🤩 thanks for having us !

    Pitching out of this world! Thanks for the write up 2018 media partner
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    21 Oct 2018

    Interested in how WA is strategically positioned to contribute to the future of space? Premier explored WA's future in the space industry at The Zone Above: The Indo-Pacific Era in Space conference. Watch here:

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  6. 8 Oct 2018

    Thanks for having us , great to bring so many hearts and minds together to make a difference as we grow our space capabilities.

    . show us how they track orbiting objects at
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  7. 7 Oct 2018

    Head of shares our with : “Phil, your solution is both elegant and elegantly simple”. Wonderful to be here and share more details later today

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  8. 1 Oct 2018

    Excited to be involved with this year's In The Zone! Get juicy details on (our DFN adaptation with ) plus Planetary Perceptions of our Time exhibition ( illustration students) sharing our current space science+tech research.

    Professor Phil Bland, Director of the Desert Fireball Network, will be speaking at The Zone Above: The Indo-Pacific Era in Space conference on 8 October at ! With less than two weeks to go, you can join us:
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  9. 25 Sep 2018

    Happy to showcase strong partnerships ! Find out how blue-sky space science projects (our Desert Fireabll Network) rapidly translate into real benefits for Australian space industries, defence

    Fascinating... a business model about tracking satellites (and ) as a mechanism to protect satellite assets is an initiative of and . Good to see strong partnership!
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  10. 25 Sep 2018

    Way to go ! Sharing the planetary science projects currently in action with our Space Science and Technology group with for and the potential for our emerging ! 😍

    Exploring Mars. Australian researchers doing some really cool things with the NASA Mission. This is how we inspire future generations and improve outcomes. Some of the great initiatives seen at
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  11. 7 Sep 2018

    Cheers @GilloArvos for the chat and chance to thank our very active, wonderful public! It's incredible the support and to share the process of our world-class science to our community here in makes our research-hearts shine!

    Citizen Science. The WA public playing a key role in helping locate a potential meteorite after a fireball was seen late last week over WA. @GilloArvos
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  12. 4 Sep 2018

    DO YOU KNOW THIS INTERSECTION? Our team are hunting hard for the location of the but need to know where this is to find it! We kindly had this vid uploaded to the researchers, but no other details! 🙏☄️😃

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  13. 4 Sep 2018

    Eyes AND "ears" on WA catching the ! It's so incredible we can make sense of natural phenomena that awe and excite us with the global endeavour of !

    2 stations of the international monitoring system detect the 28th August 2018 fireball of a reported close to , . is analysing this atmospheric event.
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  14. 4 Sep 2018

    This is amazing! And in line with out Desert Fireball Network + public footage estimates. Loving how this adventure is unfolding. detects ultra-low frequency sound waves (that we can't hear) emitted by large explosions (or in our case!)

    Inaudible waves caused by the were recorded by stations in the international monitoring system. We were able to estimate the approx. sound source location near York, explaining reports of shaking to .
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  15. 30 Aug 2018

    Updates on the from today’s press conference. Thanks for all the enthusiasm and offers of support for this space rock adventure! Wonderful to have the public along for the ride of real-time research ☄️🙌😁

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    The search is continuing for the remnants of a massive fireball that lit up the Perth sky. "We're getting closer...we've been able to narrow it down...it probably started burning at 80km above earth" - - International Science Communicator.
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  16. 29 Aug 2018

    Prof Phil Bland helps make sense of the spectacular we saw last night, plus that dashcam footage!

    Did you see the sky light up?
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    29 Aug 2018

    It's the talk of the town - A spectacular ball of fire has streaked through WA skies and caused a spin throughout the state and on social media.

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  18. 29 Aug 2018

    Thanks for having us ! Great to see the community support too :)

    TONIGHT: A fireball's explosive sky show triggers emergency calls after hitting our skies at 50,000 km/h. Details in 9 News Perth at 6pm.
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  19. 29 Aug 2018

    Video compilation of last night's near from . Any other footage pls get in touch, it is helping! Dashcams out on the Great Eastern Hwy, security footage from York, it'll assit in narrow down on the searching!

    Nice fireball over Western Australia captured by several video cameras: . More observations sought for orbit determination:
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  20. 28 Aug 2018

    Got unedited dashcam footage of over Northham York last night? Want to help planetary researchers track down ? Upload +where you were, contact so we can credit you with your contribution in cutting-edge science!

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