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An Ancient Australasian Impact Theorised After Museum Finds Date Back Older Than Previously Thought

Updated 2 February 2026 By Matt

Curtin University researchers have helped uncover evidence of a mysterious giant asteroid impact, hidden not in a crater but in tiny pieces of glass found only in Australia.

Curtin University researchers have helped uncover evidence of a mysterious giant asteroid impact, hidden not in a crater but in tiny pieces of glass found only in Australia. Co-author of the research paper published in Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Professor Fred Jourdan is beaming in.