Center Assistant Research Scientist Dr. Jemma Davidson was recently featured in Astronomy magazine. In response to a question submitted to the magazine's Ask Astro segment, Davidson provided insight into the of the formation of stony meteorites in the early Solar System. Read the article, here! Learn more about Dr. Davidson's current research, here! Photo: Fusion-crusted…

The ASU Center for Meteorite Studies Gallery recently received the distinction of Best Place to See Meteorites, bestowed by the Phoenix New Times, and featured in their Best of Phoenix 2020 publication.   We can't help but agree. Read the Phoenix New Times Best of 2020 entry, here. Learn more about the Meteorite Gallery, here….

Center for Meteorite Studies Meteorite Curator Laurence Garvie is featured in a new article published in the journal Science on the meteorite Aguas Zarcas. Aguas Zarcas is a carbonaceous (CM2) meteorite that fell in Costa Rica April 23, 2019. One 280 g (approx 10 oz) piece struck a dog house, and another 1152 g (approx…

Join Center for Meteorite Studies Interim Director Dr. Devin Schrader for a tour of the ASU Meteorite Vault!

This article originally appeared in ASU Now, and is reposted here with additional comments from Dr. J. Davidson. Using some cosmic detective work, a team of researchers has found evidence that tiny pieces of asteroids from the inner solar system may have crossed a gap to the outer solar system, a feat once thought to…