The Perseid meteor shower is at its peak August 11 to 13, so make sure to take in the show!  The yearly Perseid meteor shower is the result of Earth's …

We are pleased to welcome Gabriel de Souza Franco, a new Ph.D. student in the Center for Meteorite Studies!  Gabriel received his M.Sc. in 2017, from the University of Brasilia, …

This July, members of the Center for Meteorite Studies joined colleauges from around the world to present new findings at the 80th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society (MetSoc) held …

Congratulations to Center Assistant Director Devin Schrader for having an asteroid named in his honor! Asteroid (117581) Devinschrader was discovered in 2005 by Mount Lemmon Survey at Mount Lemmon, Arizona. …

The Center for Meteorite Studies at Arizona State University invites applications for 2 Postdoctoral Research Associates.  Click here for details!

Congratulations to Dr. Cameron Mercer, who successfully defended his doctoral thesis June 13th!  Dr. Mercer will next undertake a post-doctoral position in ASU's School of Earth & Space Exploration, performing …

The Center's Meteorite Gallery is one of more than 2,000 museums across America to offer free admission to military personnel and their families this summer in collaboration with the National …

The ASU Center for Meteorite Studies is pleased to announce that Emily Worsham, a graduate student at the University of Maryland, is the recipient of the 2016 Nininger Meteorite Award. …

Far out in the asteroid belt, more than 200 million miles from Earth, an asteroid the size of a Volkswagen Beetle lazily orbited the sun. Then something — we’ll never …

On October 13, 2014, something very strange happened to the camera aboard NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO).  The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera (LROC), which normally produces beautifully clear images of …