An Australian man spent years trying to crack open what he thought was a gold-rich rock-only to learn it was a rare meteorite ...

A team of scientists in Australia have discovered an ancient meteorite buried in a salt lake, one they believe to be 4.5 billion years old. “It is older than the Earth itself. It’s the oldest rock you ...

People in Australia’s Victoria reported a loud sonic boom that rattled houses as a meteor streaked past the night sky on Sunday. Footage of the space rock burning brightly was shared on social media ...

At 10:58 AM on Sept. 28, 1969, residents of the small farming community of Murchison, Victoria, in Australia, heard a series of loud booms. The noise was accompanied by a strong smell and a streak of ...

A million-to-one find near an old Australian Gold Rush prospecting area turned out to be something far rarer than gold – a ...

A fireball in the sky was captured by surveillance cameras in southern Australia. The huge ball of light is believed to be from a meteor shower. Hundreds of people reported seeing the meteor vaporize ...

Discovery and ancient beliefs -- Anatomy of a crater -- A meteoritic footprint -- How was Wolfe Creek Crater formed? -- Australia's impact record. The crater map of Australia -- Why formed by a ...

Motorists across Western Australia were granted the opportunity to make a wish when a shooting star briefly illuminated the sky. Early morning on May 12, truck driver Brian Robbins witnessed the ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. National Museum of Natural History (U ...

Today's meteror can be tomorrow's (star) dust. Feb. 19, 2013 -- Meteorite hunters are converging on Chelyabinsk, Russia, seeking pieces of a space rock that exploded above that city last week, ...