The newest meteorite to fall in the US was classified right here at the Center, by Collection Curator Laurence Garvie! Creston is an L6 (ordinary) chondrite that fell spectacularly in California October 23, 2015, and is California's 5th observed meteorite fall. According to the Meteoritical Bulletin (MB 104), “…a large fireball lit up the rolling […]
Best Wishes to Susie Nowak!
Congratulations to Susan Nowak on her recent retirement! In addition to serving as Business Manager, Susie was an active participant in outreach activities, and her more than 13 years of dedicated service in the Center for Meteorite Studies are greatly appreciated. While she'll certainly be missed, we wish Susie all the best! […]
Forged in the Hearts of Stars
ASU researchers to study what elements are created by exploding stars Apart from hydrogen, as many have heard from the Carl Sagan and Neil deGrasse Tyson "Cosmos" series, every ingredient in the human body is made from elements forged by stars. The calcium in our bones, the oxygen we breathe, the iron in our blood […]
Center’s Annual Meteorite ID Event Featured on NPR and ASU Now!
As part of Earth & Space Exploration Day, November 7th, Center researchers were available to identify potential meteorites brought in by the public! NPR local station KJZZ was on site to record the yearly ID event, as was the ASU Now news team – read all about the ID process, as well as the reasons […]
Center featured on ASU Now!
Center Director Meenakshi Wadhwa and Collection Curator Laurence Garvie are featured in the October 28th ASU Now newsfeed! You can read the entire story, which highlights the collection, as well as upcoming events and meteorite identification, here! […]
