Hueco Tanks is an (L6) ordinary chondrite found December 25, 1985, in Texas. The single 314 g stone recovered was discovered by Mr. George Bioole in El Paso County, while he was hunting for insects in a sand blow. Read the Meteoritical Bulletin entry here! […]
New exhibit blends art, meteorites, and a NASA mission
The Center for Meteorite Studies is pleased to announce a new addition to the Meteorite Gallery! In partnership with the NASA Psyche mission, the Center is currently displaying clocks created by senior graphic design students enrolled in ASU's capstone program. The clocks are each inspired by different aspects of the mission's journey to a unique […]
2018 Nininger Student Travel Award Application Open
The Center for Meteorite Studies at Arizona State University is pleased to announce the application opportunity for the 2018 Nininger Student Travel Award for undergraduate and graduate students pursuing research in meteoritics and planetary sciences. The Nininger Student Travel Award supports travel to the Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (LPSC) of up to 4 School […]
2017 Nininger Meteorite Award Application Open
The Center for Meteorite Studies at Arizona State University is pleased to announce the application opportunity for the 2017 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. Papers must cover […]
2017 CLAS Student Leaders announced
This fall, five students in the ASU School or Earth and Space Exploration were nominated by the school as College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS) Student Leaders – including Center Ph.D. Candidate Emilie Dunham! Since 1997, CLAS has recognized close to 22,000 distinguished alumni and students throughout the college, including 190 CLAS student leaders. […]
