Fragments of asteroids may have jumped the gap in the early solar systemThis 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… |
Apply for the Nininger Meteorite AwardThe Center for Meteorite Studies at Arizona State University is pleased to announce the application opportunity for the 2019-2020 Nininger Meteorite Award for undergraduate and graduate students pursuing research in meteoritical sciences! The Nininger Meteorite Award recognizes outstanding student achievement in the meteoritical sciences as embodied by an original research paper; the recipient receives $2,000… |
Congratulations, Dr. Zack Torrano!The Center for Meteorite Studies congratulates Dr. Zachary Torrano, who successfully defended his doctoral dissertation June 30th! Early Solar System Processes and Parent Body Relationships Recorded by Chromium and Titanium Isotopes in Meteorites Meteorites and their components can be used to unravel the history of the early Solar System. Carbonaceous chondrites are meteorites that… |
New paper on cosmochemistry advances from Antarctic meteorites!School of Earth and Space Exploration Director Meenakshi Wadhwa, Center for Meteorite Studies Interim Director Devin Schrader, and Smithsonian Curator of Meteorites Tim McCoy are authors of a new paper published this month in the journal Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences. The paper, Advances in Cosmochemistry Enabled by Antarctic Meteorites, details the many… |
