9 Nov 2012 Assistant Director of the Center for Meteorite Studies, Melissa Morris recently served on a meteorite panel at the Arizona Science & Astronomy Expo in Tucson. The Expo was broadcast live on NASA Edge and streamed live on the internet, allowing the public the opportunity to call in with questions. You can watch […]
CMS Assistant Director Featured on Fox 10 News!
19 Oct 2012 CMS Assistant Director Melissa Morris, was featured on FOX 10 news Friday, October 19th, discussing the Orionid Meteor Shower. You can watch the full interview here! […]
Read the latest issue of the CMS newsletter, Tales from the Vault!
14 Sep 2012 The Fall 2012 edition of the CMS Newsletter is here! Read about the Center’s move to the new ISTB4 building, Meteorite Gallery grand opening, new collection acquisitions, and the 2011 Nininger Award winners! You can download the PDF (675 KB) here or read it online here. Enjoy! […]
Curiosity Has Arrived On Mars!
6 Aug 2012 NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory (MSL), nicknamed Curiosity, has touched down on Mars! Curiosity is the largest of the Mars rovers to date and, as such, required a series of very complex techniques to see it safely land on the planet’s surface – all in the span of 7 minutes. Viewers around the […]
Curiosity’s Countdown to Mars!
3 Aug 2012 NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory (MSL), nicknamed Curiosity, is scheduled to touch down on the Red Planet this Sunday, August 5, at 10:30 PM (PDT). Curiosity is the largest of the Mars rovers to date and, as such, will require a series of very complex techniques to see it safely land on the […]
