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Do these meteorites exist like the ones on display at Arizona State University\u0027s\u0026nbsp;Center for Meteorite Studies or were they entirely consumed during the formation of Earth?These are long-standing questions that\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222020-03-03T13:23:00-07:00\u0022\u003E03\/03\/2020-1:23pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"In a recent study published in Nature Scientific Reports, ASU School of Earth and Space Exploration research scientist Vinai K Rai and co-author Jinia Sikdar are working with a type of meteorite called an \u201censtatite chondrite\u201d to help determine what the Earth and other terrestrial planets may be made of. ","teaser":"What is the Earth made of? What kind of meteorites accreted together to form Earth?","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/abee1.jpg?itok=WHQkFPln","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20200303-meteorites-help-determine-how-planets-are-formed","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"School of Earth and Space Exploration","contributor-contact-information-name":"Karin Valentine","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-965-9345","contributor-contact-information-campus":"","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/abee1.jpg?itok=WHQkFPln","image_alt":"","image_caption":"Researchers worked with a type of meteorite called an \u201censtatite chondrite\u201d like this one to help determine what the Earth and other terrestrial planets may be made of. 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As it entered Earth\u2019s atmosphere, it broke apart and rained hundreds of meteorites in and around\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222019-05-20T14:20:00-07:00\u0022\u003E05\/20\/2019-2:20pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"ASU has acquired several meteorite samples from the Aguas Zarcas meteorite fall that occurred in April, which were donated by meteorite collector Michael Farmer. While meteorite falls happen around the world on a regular basis, early reports indicated that this meteorite belongs to a special group called \u0026quot;carbonaceous chondrites\u0026quot; that are rich in organic compounds and full of water.","teaser":"On April 23 at 9:09 p.m.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/aguaszarcas_carleton_main-16x9.jpg?itok=8_8MlNa9","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20190520-discoveries-asu-receives-first-extraterrestrial-mud-ball-50-years","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"School of Earth and Space Exploration","contributor-contact-information-name":"Karin Valentine","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-965-9345","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/aguaszarcas_carleton_main-16x9.jpg?itok=8_8MlNa9","image_alt":"Aguas Zarcas meteorite samples","image_caption":"","related_story":"","news_units":"School of Earth and Space Exploration|School of Molecular Sciences|ASU Foundation|The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences|Center for Meteorite Studies","interests":"Campaign ASU 2020|Science|Space exploration","audiences":"Donors|Faculty","locations":"Tempe campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"asu_news_article","field_saf":"Science and technology"}},{"node":{"nid":"81466","title":"ASU scientists offer first look at Bennu","body":"On Thursday night, explorers gave a first report of a new land.A packed house at Arizona State University heard the first details of the mission to study an asteroid beyond Mars.After a two-year voyage, the OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample return mission arrived at Bennu, an asteroid the size of the\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222019-01-31T22:09:00-07:00\u0022\u003E01\/31\/2019-10:09pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"On Thursday night, explorers gave a first report of a new land. A packed house at ASU heard the first details of the mission to study an asteroid beyond Mars. After a two-year voyage, the OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample return mission arrived at Bennu, an asteroid the size of the pyramid at Giza, in December. And it has surprised scientists since.","teaser":"On Thursday night, explorers gave a first report of a new land.A packed house at Arizona State University heard the first details of the mission to study an asteroid beyond Mars.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/banner-large_1024x576.png?itok=Y_dN0ryH","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20190131-discoveries-asu-bennu-osiris-rex-update","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"ASU News","contributor-contact-information-name":"Scott Seckel","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-727-4502","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/banner-large_1024x576.png?itok=Y_dN0ryH","image_alt":"asteroid Bennu ","image_caption":"","related_story":"","news_units":"School of Earth and Space Exploration|The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences|Center for Meteorite Studies","interests":"Science|Space exploration|Technology","audiences":"Faculty|Students","locations":"Tempe campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"asu_news_article","field_saf":"Science and technology"}},{"node":{"nid":"80034","title":"Unlocking the secrets of meteorites","body":"Meteorites tell us when the solar system was formed \u2014 approximately 4.6 billion years ago. But they can also tell us how.They likely brought the raw materials for life to Earth; even now, car- or van-sized objects hit our planet once or twice a year.But don\u0027t worry: The dinosaur-killer that slammed\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222018-10-05T14:30:00-07:00\u0022\u003E10\/05\/2018-2:30pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Meteorites tell us when the solar system was formed \u2014 approximately 4.6 billion years ago. But they can also tell us how it formed. Meenakshi Wadhwa, director of the Center for Meteorite Studies and professor in the School of Earth and Space Exploration, discussed the latest in meteorite science in her New Discoveries lecture on Oct. 4 at ASU.","teaser":"Meteorites tell us when the solar system was formed \u2014 approximately 4.6 billion years ago. But they can also tell us how.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/exploringthesolarsystem-1.jpg?itok=BqPvXiav","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20181005-discoveries-unlocking-secrets-meteorites","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"ASU News","contributor-contact-information-name":"Scott Seckel","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-727-4502","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/exploringthesolarsystem-1.jpg?itok=BqPvXiav","image_alt":"meenakshi wadwha","image_caption":"","related_story":"","news_units":"School of Earth and Space Exploration|The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences|Center for Meteorite Studies","interests":"Science|Space exploration","audiences":"Faculty|Community","locations":"Tempe campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"asu_news_article","field_saf":"Science and technology"}},{"node":{"nid":"79384","title":"Oldest-ever igneous meteorite contains clues to planet building blocks","body":"Scientists believe the solar system was formed some 4.6 billion years ago when a cloud of gas and dust collapsed under gravity, possibly triggered by a cataclysmic explosion from a nearby massive star or supernova. As this cloud collapsed, it formed a spinning disk with the sun in the center.Piece\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222018-08-02T15:44:00-07:00\u0022\u003E08\/02\/2018-3:44pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Piece by piece, scientists have been working on establishing the formation of the solar system with clues from space. Now, new research has enabled scientists Meenakshi Wadhwa and Daniel Dunlap at ASU\u2019s Center for Meteorite Studies in the School of Earth and Space Exploration, as well as researchers from the University of New Mexico and NASA\u2019s Johnson Space Center to add another piece to that puzzle, with the discovery of the oldest-ever dated igneous meteorite.","teaser":"Scientists believe the solar system was formed some 4.6 billion years ago when a cloud of gas and dust collapsed under gravity, possibly triggered by a cataclysmic explosion from a nearby massive star or supernova.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/nwa_11119_hand_sample.jpg?itok=QrfFqKvA","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20180802-oldest-ever-igneous-meteorite-contains-clues-planet-building-blocks","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"School of Earth and Space Exploration","contributor-contact-information-name":"Karin Valentine","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-965-9345","contributor-contact-information-campus":"","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/nwa_11119_hand_sample.jpg?itok=QrfFqKvA","image_alt":"meteorite \u201cNorthwest Africa (NWA) 11119","image_caption":"The meteorite \u201cNorthwest Africa (NWA) 11119\u201d was found in a sand dune in Mauritania. The rock is lighter in color than most meteorites and is laced with green crystals. Photo courtesy: ASU Center for Meteorite Studies\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n","related_story":"","news_units":"School of Earth and Space Exploration|The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences|Center for Meteorite Studies|Knowledge Enterprise","interests":"Science|Space exploration|Research","audiences":"Faculty","locations":"","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"news","field_saf":"Science and technology"}},{"node":{"nid":"74423","title":"Asteroid Day: Rock on with your space self","body":"Planets get all the attention \u2014 just look at the ruckus raised when Pluto was demoted or anytime NASA announces exoplanet discoveries.But on Friday, asteroids take center stage with their very own Asteroid Day, an annual event started in 2015 to commemorate the Tunguska event.There\u2019s more to these\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222017-06-29T16:06:00-07:00\u0022\u003E06\/29\/2017-4:06pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Planets often get the headlines, but on Friday, asteroids take center stage. These space objects offer scientists a glimpse into the history of our solar system and may help us better understand the ground far beneath our feet. Read on to learn about ASU\u0026#039;s asteroid acumen.","teaser":"Planets get all the attention \u2014 just look at the ruckus raised when Pluto was demoted or anytime NASA announces exoplanet discoveries.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/psyche031.jpg?itok=kqpTXYDC","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20160629-discoveries-asteroid-day-asu-nasa-missions","hide_byline":"1","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"","contributor-contact-information-name":"","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"","contributor-contact-information-campus":"","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/psyche031.jpg?itok=kqpTXYDC","image_alt":"","image_caption":"","related_story":"","news_units":"School of Earth and Space Exploration|School of Human Evolution and Social Change|Institute of Human Origins|The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences|Center for Meteorite Studies","interests":"Science|Space exploration|Research","audiences":"Alumni|Faculty|Community|Students|Friend\/Fan","locations":"","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"featured_article","field_saf":"Science and technology"}},{"node":{"nid":"74230","title":"The Arizona fireball has a name: English version is Cibecue Star Rock","body":"Far out in the asteroid belt, more than 200 million miles from Earth, an asteroid the size of a Volkswagen Beetle lazily orbited the sun. Then something \u2014 we\u2019ll never know what \u2014 disturbed it.It was knocked out of its orbit into an elliptical orbit. It swung closer and closer to the sun. Then, last\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222017-06-01T13:54:00-07:00\u0022\u003E06\/01\/2017-1:54pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"More than 200 million miles from Earth, an asteroid the size of a Volkswagen Beetle lazily orbited the sun. Then something \u2014 we\u2019ll never know what \u2014 disturbed it. It was knocked out of its orbit and eventually roared into Earth\u2019s atmosphere on June 2 of last summer, landing on the homeland of the White Mountain Apache Tribe in eastern Arizona. Now it has a name. ","teaser":"Far out in the asteroid belt, more than 200 million miles from Earth, an asteroid the size of a Volkswagen Beetle lazily orbited the sun. Then something \u2014 we\u2019ll never know what \u2014 disturbed it.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/screen_shot_2017-06-01_at_2.05.36_pm.png?itok=dsNs8Wdl","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20170601-discoveries-asu-white-mountain-apache-arizona-fireball-named","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"ASU News","contributor-contact-information-name":"Scott Seckel","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-727-4502","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/screen_shot_2017-06-01_at_2.05.36_pm.png?itok=dsNs8Wdl","image_alt":"The Cibecue Star Rock meteorite","image_caption":"","related_story":"","news_units":"School of Earth and Space Exploration|The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences|Center for Meteorite Studies","interests":"Native American|Science|Space exploration","audiences":"Alumni|Faculty|Media|Friend\/Fan","locations":"Tempe campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"asu_news_article","field_saf":"Science and technology"}},{"node":{"nid":"73546","title":"ASU center studies solar system\u0027s history through meteorites, partners with NASA","body":"Arizona State University\u2019s Center for Meteorite Studies looks for clues about the formation of the solar system by studying the characteristics of meteorites.The center is home to the largest meteorite collection housed in a university. There are a few government and private collections that are\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222017-04-13T11:04:00-07:00\u0022\u003E04\/13\/2017-11:04am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Arizona State University\u2019s Center for Meteorite Studies looks for clues about the formation of the solar system by studying the characteristics of meteorites. The center is home to the largest meteorite collection housed in a university. There are a few government and private collections that are larger, such as the Smithsonian\u2019s collection, for example, but none that are operated by a university. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n","teaser":"Arizona State University\u2019s Center for Meteorite Studies looks for clues about the formation of the solar system by studying the characteristics of meteorites.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/garvie.png?itok=8T2L9S6l","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20170413-asu-center-studies-solar-systems-history-through-meteorites-partners-nasa","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"College of Liberal Arts and Sciences","contributor-contact-information-name":"Parker Shea","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus, Washington, D.C.","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/garvie.png?itok=8T2L9S6l","image_alt":"Professor Laurence Garvie holds meteorite.","image_caption":"Professor Laurence Garvie, from the Center for Meteorite Studies, shows a meteorite from Arizona State University\u0026#039;s collection.","related_story":"","news_units":"School of Earth and Space Exploration|The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences|Center for Meteorite Studies","interests":"Science|Space exploration","audiences":"Faculty","locations":"Tempe campus|Washington, D.C.","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"news","field_saf":"Science and technology"}},{"node":{"nid":"73275","title":"TEDxASU event to showcase \u0027Innovation Worth Sharing\u0027","body":"Electricity, cellphones and the internet are just a few examples of tools we use every day that have become indispensable to modern life. None of them would have been possible without the sharing of knowledge and revolutionary ideas that make innovation possible.Arizona State University students\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222017-03-20T17:00:00-07:00\u0022\u003E03\/20\/2017-5:00pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Many of the tools of modern life, such as cellphones and the internet, wouldn\u0026#039;t have been possible without the sharing of knowledge and revolutionary ideas that make innovation possible. In that vein, ASU students and faculty who have made a meaningful impact on the world will speak to a crowd of more than 600 guests about their ideas and contributions at the second annual TEDxASU event Wednesday.","teaser":"Electricity, cellphones and the internet are just a few examples of tools we use every day that have become indispensable to modern life.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/article_heros\/150914-girl_blue_tint_glob.jpg?itok=t4VnK0R-","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20170320-discoveries-tedxasu-event-showcase-innovation-worth-sharing","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"ASU News","contributor-contact-information-name":"Emma Greguska","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"(480) 965-9657","contributor-contact-information-campus":"","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/article_heros\/150914-girl_blue_tint_glob.jpg?itok=t4VnK0R-","image_alt":"innovation","image_caption":"","related_story":"","news_units":"School of Computing and Augmented Intelligence|School of Film, Dance and Theatre|School of Earth and Space Exploration|School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment|Department of Psychology|Ira A. 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Meenakshi Wadhwa,\u0026nbsp;professor at the School of Earth and Space Exploration and director\u0026nbsp;of the Center for Meteorite Studies at Arizona State University, invites us to look at the planetary \u0022Rosetta stones\u0022 right here on\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222017-02-20T17:34:00-07:00\u0022\u003E02\/20\/2017-5:34pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Meenakshi Wadhwa, director of the Center for Meteorite Studies at ASU, discusses upcoming NASA project and the origins of the universe.","teaser":"Gazing at the night sky conjures deep questions about the universe.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/minigraphic.jpeg?itok=ir6EfT2o","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20170218-discoveries-kedtalk-visitors-another-world","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"ASU Local","contributor-contact-information-name":"Iti Agnihotri","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"479-236-9969","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/minigraphic.jpeg?itok=ir6EfT2o","image_alt":"Meenakshi Wadhwa","image_caption":"","related_story":"","news_units":"School of Earth and Space Exploration|The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences|Center for Meteorite Studies|Knowledge Enterprise","interests":"Space exploration","audiences":"Faculty|Community|Students","locations":"Tempe campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"asu_news_article","field_saf":"Science and technology"}},{"node":{"nid":"70202","title":"Tracking down the Arizona fireball","body":"On June 2, a chunk of rock the size of a Volkswagen Beetle hurtled into the atmosphere over the desert Southwest at 40,000 miles per hour and broke apart over the White Mountains of eastern Arizona.A week later, one of Arizona State University\u2019s top meteorite experts was off on a team expedition in\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222016-06-28T22:50:00-07:00\u0022\u003E06\/28\/2016-10:50pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"On June 2, a chunk of rock the size of a Volkswagen Beetle hurtled into the atmosphere and broke apart over the White Mountains of eastern Arizona. A week later, one of ASU\u2019s top meteorite experts was off on a team expedition in the Arizona wilderness on an Apache homeland, braving bug bites, bears and mountainous terrain. After three nights and 132 hours of searching, they were successful.","teaser":"On June 2, a chunk of rock the size of a Volkswagen Beetle hurtled into the atmosphere over the desert Southwest at 40,000 miles per hour and broke apart over the White Mountains of eastern Arizona.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/article_heros\/az_meteorites-2.jpg?itok=uYpMfD3u","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20160628-discoveries-tracking-down-arizona-fireball","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"ASU News","contributor-contact-information-name":"Scott Seckel","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-727-4502","contributor-contact-information-campus":"","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/article_heros\/az_meteorites-2.jpg?itok=uYpMfD3u","image_alt":"ASU graduate students consult coordinates to track a meteorite.","image_caption":"ASU graduate students Daniel Dunlap and Prajkta Mane consult their notes while looking for meteorites in the White Mountain Apache tribal lands. 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