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Buseck Center for Meteorite Studies
The Buseck Center for Meteorite Studies (est. 1961) is one of Arizona State University’s first-established research institutes. Our mission is to create and share new knowledge in the field of meteoritics and allied disciplines through:
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

Thank you, Sun Devil Nation!

From all of us at the ASU Buseck Center for Meteorite Studies, sincere and heartfelt thanks to everyone who supports our mission – on Sun Devil Giving Day, and every other day. We couldn’t do it without you! […]

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Today is Sun Devil Giving Day!

March 20 is Sun Devil Giving Day! We hope that you will take some time to enjoy what you have helped create and join us to celebrate the many amazing discoveries accomplished in BCMS as a direct result of your generosity. Join us on Facebook, Linked In and X (formerly Twitter), or go directly to […]

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2025 Nininger Student Travel Awardees Announced!

The Buseck Center for Meteorite Studies and School of Earth and Space Exploration are pleased to announce the winners of the 2025 Nininger Student Travel Award. The goal of this award is to support attendance of the annual Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (LPSC) for at least 4 undergraduate and/or graduate students to present their […]

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New AZ meteorite classification underway!

April 17, 2024 the skies over Phoenix lit up with a green flash of light, heralding the arrival of Arizona’s newest meteorite. Read about the circumstances of the fall, here! Despite the meteorite not being found immediately after the fall, lucky meteorite hunters have been rewarded for their year-long patience this week, and stones have […]

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