Prospector finds rare space debris that’s almost 800,000 years old | ABC NEWS
A prospector in Western Australia’s Goldfields has discovered an australite, also known as a tektite. The meteorite debris is about 800,000 years old.
Curtin University researchers hope the discovery could help pinpoint the location of the meteorite’s impact crater.
Subscribe: http://ab.co/1svxLVE
Read more here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-20/prospector-finds-rare-australite-wa-goldfields/106576110
ABC NEWS provides around the clock coverage of news events as they break in Australia and abroad. It’s news when you want it, from Australia’s most trusted news organisation.
For more from ABC NEWS, click here: https://ab.co/2kxYCZY
Watch more ABC NEWS content ad-free on ABC iview: https://ab.co/2OB7Mk1
Go deeper on our ABC NEWS In-depth channel: https://ab.co/2lNeBn2
Like ABC NEWS on Facebook: http://facebook.com/abcnews.au
Follow ABC NEWS on Instagram: http://instagram.com/abcnews_au
Note: In most cases, our captions are auto-generated.
#ABCNEWS #ABCNEWSAustralia #abcnewsnsw
