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Buseck Center for Meteorite Studies
The Buseck Center for Meteorite Studies (est. 1961) is one of Arizona State University’s first-established research institutes. Our mission is to create and share new knowledge in the field of meteoritics and allied disciplines through:
1. Cutting-edge research on understanding the origin of our Solar System and planets, including the pathways to forming habitable worlds.
2. Curation and distribution of one of the finest meteorite collections in the world.
3. Broad dissemination of the latest scientific results and education at local, national and global scales.

News

Meteorite gallery joins Blue Star Museum program

The Buseck Center for Meteorite Studies is pleased to announce that we have once again joined museums nationwide in the Blue Star Museums initiative, a program that provides free admission to currently-serving U.S. military personnel and their families through September 4, 2023. Find the list of participating museums at arts.gov/bluestarmuseums. Blue Star Museums is a […]

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Buseck Symposium on Solar System Exploration by Spacecraft and Microscope

This spring, the Center hosted the Buseck Symposium on Solar System Exploration by Spacecraft and Microscope, addressing the synergy between space exploration and laboratory study of planetary materials. This symposium celebrated the renaming of the Center for Meteorite Studies in honor of Regents Professor Peter R. Buseck, and opened the call for applications for the […]

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New meteorite exhibit at Verde Valley Archaeology Center

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 […]

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Nininger Meteorite Award application closes April 7

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 […]

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