Nicolas Dauphas

NASA selects UChicago scientist to analyze extraterrestrial samples from Martian moon Artist concept of the MMX mission to Phobos

NASA selects UChicago scientist to analyze extraterrestrial samples from Martian moon

New technique to determine age will open new era of planetary science, researchers say cross section of a meteorite on black background with colors highlighting different inclusions in the rock

New technique to determine age will open new era of planetary science, researchers say

Rock scooped off speeding asteroid suggests it was once comet that lost its tail Illustration of Ryugu

Rock scooped off speeding asteroid suggests it was once comet that lost its tail

Scientists release first analysis of rocks plucked from speeding asteroid View of a circular opening with a pile of jagged grey rocks

Scientists release first analysis of rocks plucked from speeding asteroid

Beads of glass in meteorites help scientists piece together how solar system formed Carbonaceous chondrite Allende Meteorite

Beads of glass in meteorites help scientists piece together how solar system formed

Ceramic chips inside meteorites hint at wild days of the early solar system artist illustration of bright sun surrounded by glowing disk of matter

Ceramic chips inside meteorites hint at wild days of the early solar system

UChicago scientists reveal new clues into how Earth got its oxygen Sunrise From the International Space Station

UChicago scientists reveal new clues into how Earth got its oxygen

NASA moon rocks help form new picture of early moon and Earth Object hitting Earth illustration

NASA moon rocks help form new picture of early moon and Earth

50 years later, UChicago scientists continue to decode moon’s mysteries Astronaut Harrison Schmitt

50 years later, UChicago scientists continue to decode moon’s mysteries

Land rising above the sea 2.4 billion years ago transformed Earth’s life, climate Land

Land rising above the sea 2.4 billion years ago transformed Earth’s life, climate