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However, the astronomy experts were left red-faced after the truth about the shock 'space landing' soon emerged. Rather than a potential meteorite from beyond Earth's atmosphere, it turns out the object was in fact a primary school assignment.  'We have had all sorts of inquiries from all around the world,' Malanda State School principal Mark Allen told 7NEWS.  The meteorite (pictured above) managed to get the attention of NASA before its true identity was revealed Local police (pictured above) joined in on the fun, making it a day to remember for the students 'Including (one) from NASA who...

Meteorite? or Meteor-wrong? That's the question on everyone's lips over the past two days in Far North Queensland. Students from Malanda State School were

Photos of the 'meteor' went viral on social media. American space agency NASA recently asked an Australian school for details of a reported meteorite crash on their campus on Monday. But despite grabbing the attention of the world's most prominent space agency, the crash turned out to be fake news. According to 7 News, reports of a meteorite crashing into the grounds of a school in Queensland began to go viral after photos from the 'space landing' were shared on Facebook. The pics were shared on a Facebook page called 'Australia crash investigation unit' yesterday.  Photos show a huge, charr...