Buseck Center for Meteorite Studies

Langwies is an ordinary (H6) chondrite found May 19, 1985, just south of the village of Langwies, canton Graubunden, Switzerland. Langwies is a unique meteorite in that the only piece known, a 16.5 g weathered and fusion crusted piece, was found in a glacial moraine. To date, 11 meteorites have been found in Switzerland, including…

Professor and cosmochemist Meenakshi Wadhwa has been selected as the new director for Arizona State University's School of Earth and Space Exploration beginning in July of this year.  “Professor Wadhwa is an outstanding scholar with a proven record of scientific leadership, particularly at NASA,” said Nancy Gonzales, dean of natural sciences in The College of…

We are pleased to announce that Ph.D. Candidate Soumya Ray has been granted a Graduate Excellence Award by ASU's College of Liberal Arts and Science. The college recognizes outstanding graduate students who have been nationally acknowledged through funded fellowships, scholarships, and grants. Eligible students receive funds to advance their research and are recognized at an…

The Center's Meteorite Gallery joins more than 2,000 museums across America to offer free admission to military personnel and their families this summer, in collaboration with the National Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families, and the Department of Defense.                             Blue…

Cumberland Falls is an achondrite (aubrite) meteorite that fell in Kentucky, April 9 of 1919. There were many witnesses to this daytime meteorite fall, given the brilliant fireball and sonic booms.  According to Miller (1919): "The concussions produced by the bolide were terrific, causing buildings to rock, and  producting (SIC) the impression on some that…