Scientists reconstruct distribution of space rocks predating giant collision

Novel analysis reveals ‘genetic ties’ to planetary bodies and their building blocks

Scientists ponder compositional mismatch between meteorites, Earth

‘Curious Marie’ sample leads to critical detection of curium in meteorite

Thinking small has enabled an international team of scientists to gain new insight into the evolution of planetary building blocks in the early solar system. The researchers compared the results...Read more

A pioneer in astrophysical meteoritics, Ciesla’s research interests cross the interdisciplinary boundaries between the meteorite record and the astrophysical environment of the rotating disks of gas that serve as the...Read more

Chondrules may have formed from high-pressure collisions in early solar system

A new study published by University of Chicago researchers challenges the notion that the force of an exploding star prompted the formation of the solar system. In this study, published...Read more

Andrew Davis studies meteorites to better understand the origin and evolution of the sun and planets. His analyses include genuine stardust, microscopic bits of matter from stars that exploded billions...Read more

Lawrence Grossman is a pioneer in the study of the minerals that condensed from gases in the early solar system. His research is aimed at learning more about how the...Read more

Dauphas founded the Origins Laboratory in 2004 to examine questions pertaining to the origins of Earth’s atmosphere and what meteorites reveal about the formation of planets, asteroids and comets. To...Read more