1. Cutting-edge research on understanding the origin of our Solar System and planets, including the pathways to forming habitable worlds.
2. Curation and distribution of one of the finest meteorite collections in the world.
3. Broad dissemination of the latest scientific results and education at local, national and global scales.
News
Season’s Greetings!Compliments of the Season and best wishes for the New Year, from the Buseck Center for Meteorite Studies, home of the Carleton B. Moore Meteorite Collection! Photo: Dong Ujimqin Qi mesosiderite 54.9 g slice. Image © ASU/BCMS/Garvie. Click on the link below to learn more about the Dong Ujimqin Qi meteorite fall! This piece was […] |
ESE Evening Open House a great success!This fall, over 40 exhibitors participated in the annual Earth and Space Exploration Evening Open House, a free annual event hosted by the School of Earth and Space Exploration (SESE) on Arizona State University’s Tempe campus. Each year, the SESE community brings to life its research through innovative hands-on activities. SESE’s research portfolio includes projects […] |
Apply for the 2023-24 Nininger Meteorite Award!The Buseck Center for Meteorite Studies at Arizona State University is pleased to announce the application opportunity for the 2023-24 Nininger Meteorite Award for undergraduate and graduate students pursuing research in meteoritical sciences. The Nininger Meteorite Award recognizes outstanding student achievement in the meteoritical sciences as embodied by an original research paper. Papers must cover […] |
Happy anniversary, Genesis mission!Happy 20th anniversary to NASA’s Genesis sample return mission! On September 8, 2004, the Genesis Solar Wind sample return mission delivered captured solar wind particles to Earth. The landing was unexpectedly spectacular because an arrow on the design for the return capsule was drawn backwards; the pressure sensor never registered Earth’s atmosphere, and the capsule’s […] |
