What should you do if you find a meteorite? Space rock experts explain, The Conversation, 13 November 2025
Authors: Heather Handley, Dermot Henry, Oskar Lindenmayer
On Sunday November 2, people in eastern Victoria witnessed a bright streak across the sky followed by a loud sonic boom that felt like an earthquake. The event was captured by security cameras and mobile phones.
Last month, in South Australia, the SA Museum investigated whether a meteorite had struck a moving car, cracking and scorching its windscreen.
Two months earlier, in August, another fireball lit up central Victoria, prompting scientists and volunteers to search farmland near Ballarat and Bendigo for fragments, though none have yet been found.
So meteorites are more common than you might think. But what should you do if you find one?