The Center for Meteorite Studies is pleased to welcome Dr. Julia Cartwright as a Post Doctoral Scholar. Dr. Cartwright received her Ph. D. from the University of Manchester, and recently completed a post doctoral fellowship at the California Institute of Technology. Dr. Cartwright's research interests include the use of noble gases and halogens to […]
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Magnetic fields frozen into meteorite grains tell a shocking tale of solar system birth!
The most accurate laboratory measurements yet made of magnetic fields trapped in grains within a primitive meteorite are providing important clues to how the early solar system evolved. The measurements point to shock waves traveling through the cloud of dusty gas around the newborn Sun as a major factor in solar system formation. The results […]
Philae has landed!
The Philae lander has separated from the Rosetta space craft and safely landed on Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko! Philae has spent the last ten years aboard Rosetta, travelling the 405 million kilometres (just over 251 million miles) between Earth and the spacecraft's cometary destination. The Rosetta orbiter will now act as a relay between Philae and the […]
Renowned Explorer Joins ASU School of Earth & Space Exploration!
Arizona State University’s first designated University Explorer, Scott Parazynski, has scaled Everest, orbited the Earth at 17,500 miles an hour and invented devices for surgery, spacewalking and the consumer market. Parazynski joined the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering and the School of Earth and Space Exploration in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences […]
Full Lunar Eclipse Oct 8!
The second full lunar eclipse of 2014 will occur in the early hours of Wednesday, October 8th. The total eclipse will begin at 3:25 AM (PDT), and last 59 minutes. Total lunar eclipses are the result of Earth moving between the sun and moon, such that Earth's shadow blocks the sun's light from reaching the […]
