A new exhibit at the Verde Valley Archaeology Center (VVAC) focuses on the occurrence of meteorites on archaeological sites, in particular meteorite fragments from the Canyon Diablo meteorite  discovered at ancient dwellings in Central Arizona of the Sinagua Culture. This special exhibit includes three meteorites from locations in or near Sinagua sites that are on…

The application opportunity for the 2021-22 Nininger Meteorite Award for undergraduate and graduate students pursuing research in meteoritical sciences is closing April 7, 2023. The Nininger Meteorite Award recognizes outstanding student achievement in the meteoritical sciences as embodied by an original research paper.  Papers must cover original research conducted by the student and must have…

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! Photos: Top, attendees of the recent Buseck Symposium tour the vault with Curator Laurence Garvie. Left, BCMS…

Click on the links below to learn about new and current research in the Center! A. Lázár, Zsombor Molnár, Attila Demény, László Kótai, László Trif, Kende Attila Béres, Eszter Bódis, Gábor Bortel, László Előd Aradi, Máté Karlik, Máté Zoltán Szabó, Áron Pekker, Gergely Németh, Katalin Kamarás, Laurence A. J. Garvie and  Péter Németh (2023) Insights into the amorphous calcium carbonate (ACC) → ikaite → calcite…

March 16 is Sun Devil Giving Day – 24 hours to show the world what you can accomplish when you join forces to support Arizona State University and the Buseck Center for Meteorite Studies (BCMS)! Every dollar counts, and your gift helps support our pursuit of new knowledge about the origin of our Solar System…