TEMPE, Ariz. – Arizona State University’s Center for Meteorite Studies (CMS) has acquired a significant new sample for its collection: pieces of the meteor that exploded spectacularly over Russia earlier this year. Several small pieces of the meteorite that rocked Chelyabinsk, Russia in February were donated to CMS by Chicago-area meteorite collector and philanthropist Terry […]
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CMS Paper Listed in Nature Geoscience Top 10!
A CMS paper that redefined the age of the Solar System has made the list of the top ten papers in the 5-year history of the journal Nature Geoscience! "The age of the Solar System redefined by the oldest Pb-Pb age of a meteoritic inclusion" was authored in 2010 by Audrey Bouvier (then CMS Faculty […]
CMS Director on NPR’s Science Friday!
The Origins Project at Arizona State University welcomed NPR's Ira Flatow and the Science Friday team for a live taping of the show Friday, March 29th, with a panel of guests including Richard Dawkins, Ian McEwan, Lawrence Krauss, and CMS Director Meenakshi Wadhwa! You can listen online here! Science Friday is a weekly science talk show, broadcast live […]
CMS Featured on Science Channel!
The Center for Meteorite Studies was featured in an episode of the Science Channel program Alien Encounters! The episode first aired Tuesday, March 12th, but you can watch the video here and learn more about the Science Channel's "Are We Alone?" month here. […]
Large Meteorite Found in Antarctica!
An international group of researchers has discovered the 5th-largest meteorite ever to be recovered from East Antarctica, a 40 lb ordinary chondrite. You can read more about the discovery, and see photos of the expedition here! Every year, scientists from around the world flock to Antarctica to collect meteorites. CMS Director Meenakshi Wadhwa spent this […]
