Fireballs in the Sky

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

[Luke Daly @Daly_Planet]

Exciting new paper in #Geology for a number of reasons: 1. Woodleigh is now potentially one of the largest impact craters in #Australia 2. The lead author is an incredibly talented undergraduate student @Morgan_ACX! This scientist is going places! https://t.co/y2XiJIpEiT

[Fireballs in the Sky @FireballsSky]

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

[Fireballs in the Sky @FireballsSky]

Excited to announce @CurtinUni @SpaceKatarina is 1 or 5 AU/NZ Women in Science for L'Oreal-UNESCO fellows! Hear how Kat's out-this-world planetary research helps @NASAInSight make sense of #Marsquakes & Martian #fireball 😍☄️🙌 @CurtinMedia https://t.co/5UIEYMMZfX

[Fireballs in the Sky @FireballsSky]

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

[NASASpaceAppsPerth @SpaceAppsPerth]

Pitching out of this world! Thanks for the write up @StartupNewsAus #SpaceApps 2018 media partner https://t.co/BbZ29717CC @WoodsideEnergy @PawseyCentre @CurtinUni @curtinict @oceanpark @lycrageek

[Perth USAsia Centre @PerthUSAsia]

Interested in how WA is strategically positioned to contribute to the future of space?

Premier @MarkMcGowanMP explored WA's future in the space industry at The Zone Above: The Indo-Pacific Era in Space conference. #ITZ2018

Watch here: https://t.co/Od4JauubKE

[Fireballs in the Sky @FireballsSky]

Thanks for having us #ITZ2018 @PerthUSAsia, great to bring so many hearts and minds together to make a difference as we grow our space capabilities.

[Perth USAsia Centre @PerthUSAsia]

.@FireballsSky show us how they track orbiting objects at @CurtinUni #ITZ2018

[Fireballs in the Sky @FireballsSky]

Head of @AusSpaceAgency shares our #SSA #FireOPAL with @LockheedMartin: “Phil, your solution is both elegant and elegantly simple”. Wonderful to be here and share more details later today #ITZ2018 @PerthUSAsia @CurtinUni

[Fireballs in the Sky @FireballsSky]

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

[Perth USAsia Centre @PerthUSAsia]

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 @OptusStadium! @FireballsSky @CurtinUni

With less than two weeks to go, you can join us: https://t.co/WtFrDVz83j

[Fireballs in the Sky @FireballsSky]

Happy to showcase strong partnerships @AusSpaceAgency #ASRC18! Find out how blue-sky space science projects (our Desert Fireabll Network) rapidly translate into real benefits for Australian space industries, defence #FireOPAL @CurtinUni @LockheedMartin https://t.co/KDXlrFTBFc

[Australian Space Agency @AusSpaceAgency]

Fascinating... a business model about tracking satellites (and #spacedebris) as a mechanism to protect satellite assets #FireOPAL is an initiative of #LockheedMartin and #CurtinUniversity. Good to see strong partnership! #ASRC18

[Fireballs in the Sky @FireballsSky]

Way to go @SpaceKatarina! Sharing the planetary science projects currently in action with our Space Science and Technology group @CurtinUni with @NASAInSight for #ASRC18 and the potential for our emerging @AusSpaceAgency! 😍

[Australian Space Agency @AusSpaceAgency]

Exploring Mars. Australian researchers @CurtinUni doing some really cool things with the NASA #MarsInsight Mission. This is how we inspire future generations and improve #STEM outcomes. Some of the great initiatives seen at #ASRC18

[Fireballs in the Sky @FireballsSky]

Cheers @GilloArvos for the chat and chance to thank our very active, wonderful #citsci public! It's incredible the support and to share the process of our world-class science to our community here in #Perth makes our research-hearts shine! https://t.co/UUuDHJBMBr @CurtinMedia

[ABC Perth @abcperth]

Citizen Science. The WA public playing a key role in helping @FireballsSky locate a potential meteorite after a fireball was seen late last week over WA. @GilloArvos
https://t.co/QVrjjJbgHf

[Fireballs in the Sky @FireballsSky]

@adlerteens @spaceyliz Ping us [email protected] and we can cross over!

[Fireballs in the Sky @FireballsSky]

@spaceyliz @adlerteens Hi @spaceyliz!! And thanks for the link up and shout out... @adlerteens we’ll be in touch! 😊☄️👌

[Fireballs in the Sky @FireballsSky]

@ssshocker @CurtinMedia Greg you LEGEND ✨🙌✨

[Fireballs in the Sky @FireballsSky]

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

[Fireballs in the Sky @FireballsSky]

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

[CTBTO @CTBTO]

2 #infrasound stations of the #CTBTO international monitoring system detect the 28th August 2018 fireball of a reported #meteor close to #Perth, #Australia. @ctbto_alerts is analysing this atmospheric event.

[Fireballs in the Sky @FireballsSky]

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

[Geoscience Australia @GeoscienceAus]

Inaudible #infrasound waves caused by the #Perth #meteor were recorded by stations in the #CTBTO international monitoring system. We were able to estimate the approx. sound source location near York, explaining reports of shaking to @EarthquakesGA. #80DaysEarth #perthnews

[Fireballs in the Sky @FireballsSky]

Updates on the #perth #fireball 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 ☄️🙌😁

[7NEWS Sydney @7NewsSydney]

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" - @lycrageek - International Science Communicator. #7News https://t.co/WUP0yGp6SW

[Fireballs in the Sky @FireballsSky]

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

[10 News Perth @10NewsPER]

Did you see the sky light up? @CurtinUni https://t.co/R5lE0zEHxN

[9News Perth @9NewsPerth]

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.