A spectacular fireball just streaked across Melbourne – but astronomers didn't see it coming
- Written by: Alan Duffy, Director of the Space Technology and Industry Institute, Swinburne University of Technology
Mark Davidson / TwitterThe first hours after a fireball sighting are like a detective mystery. Last night around midnight, people across Melbourne took to social media to report sightings of a bright light slowly streaking across the sky.
Video footage clearly shows the fireball break apart, with these fragments in turn burning up, meaning this...