Want to get a taste of what it’s really like out in the field? Ellie Sansom, one of the PhD students working on the Desert Fireball Network, has written about her experiences on the most recent field trip to the Nullarbor in October 2013. Ellie, Robert, Phil, Martin T and Martin C all travelled out into the desert together, to replace and […]

We have been collaborating with our partners ThoughtWorks to produce a fantastic meteor reporting app – you can grab it now by going to our Downloads page or searching “Fireballs in the Sky” in the App Store or Google Play store (it’s available for both iOS and Android).   The app allows anyone to report a fireball sighting anywhere in the world. […]

Our Fireballs scientists are headed out bush! Phil, Martin T, Martin C, Ellie and Robert are heading out into the field for two weeks to service and install cameras, and most importantly to search for a new meteorite! Phil and the team will be providing daily updates from the field (depending on phone signal) – please head over to our Facebook page […]

The Desert Fireball Network cameras have captured the appearance of Nova Delphini 2013 in the constellation Delphinus. A nova is a nuclear explosion in a white dwarf star and appears as a sudden brightening of an existing star. Amateur astronomer Koichi Itagaki first spotted this nova through his telescope on 14th August 2013. Once the discovery was announced, Martin started looking through the […]

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Fireballs in the Sky will be taking part in the launch of National Science Week in Perth, WA! Come down to the Perth Cultural Centre after 10am on Saturday 10th August to say hi. For more info, check out our Events page. See you there!

Hello everyone! Phil here, giving you an update on how things are going with the Desert Fireball Network. Everyone in the team has been pulling out all the stops building the cameras, and writing the software to run them. They’ve done a great job. Eight months ago we had a breadboard design – something that was working in the lab. Five months […]

Fireballs in the Sky is an exciting project showcasing the work of the Desert Fireball Network. Please have a look around our website to discover more about the project, meet the scientists involved, and see some of the amazing images which have come from the Desert Fireball Network so far. You can contact any of our scientists by writing an email to […]