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Artist's conception of neutron stars colliding, by Robin Dienel, courtesy of Carnegie Institution for Science

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Ryugu Sample Slide

September 01, 2022

Campus News

Ryugu samples arrive on campus

A composite image showing the Hayabusa2 spacecraft approaching the Ryugu asteroid. Spacecraft image is courtesy of NASA. Asteroid image is courtesy of JAXA, University of Tokyo, Kochi University, Rikkyo University, Nagoya University, Chiba Institute of Technology, Meiji University, Aizu University, and AIST.

August 15, 2022

Dust Grains Older Than Our Sun Found In Asteroid Ryugu Samples

Peng Ni Hold Meteorite — Peng Ni holds a piece of iron meteorite. Many iron meteorites are thought to be remnants of the cores of small planetary bodies in the early Solar System.

July 28, 2022

Spotlight

Interview with Peng Ni—Geochemical Detective

A new 2020 Okuma CNC lathe is delivered to the EPL machine shop on June 29, 2020

July 26, 2022

Campus News

Behind the Scenes: Machine Shop Foreman Victor Lugo Secures New Lathe for EPL

Zack Torrano in Lab with Mask

July 19, 2022

Spotlight

Zack Torrano solves cosmic mysteries using Solar System’s oldest solids

January 13, 2022

Martian Meteorite’s Organic Materials Origin Not Biological

December 22, 2021

Tracking down the forces that shaped our Solar System’s evolution

Jianhua Wang With NanoSIMS — Jianhua Wang With NanoSIMS at Earth and Planets Laboratory Campus

July 01, 2021

Q&A

Behind the Scenes: In the SIMS Lab with Jianhua Wang

Larry Nittler and Jens Barosch pose for a photo as they scan a sample of the Ryugu asteroid

June 30, 2021

Campus News

Asteroid Day talk draws 300 attendees as scientists anticipate arrival of Ryugu samples

A slice of a chondrite meteorite

June 30, 2021

Feature Story

Five key questions in cosmochemistry and geochemistry