Pause Video Play Video Discover the Atomic World Welcome to the Kuiper-Arizona Laboratory for Astromaterials Analysis News Image Two LPL Researchers Will Get First Crack at Asteroid Samples July 29, 2023 When the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft delivers its precious asteroid samples to Earth on Sept. 24, Pierre Haenecour and Tom Zega will be among the first to examine the scientific treasure trove. Read more Image Pass the Salt: This Space Rock Holds Clues as to How Earth Got Its Water June 13, 2023 The discovery of tiny salt grains in an asteroid sample brought to Earth by the Japanese Hayabusa spacecraft provides strong evidence that liquid water may be more common in the solar system's largest asteroid population than previously thought. Read more Image 2023-2024 Nininger Meteorite Award to Maizey Benner Tuesday The Nininger Meteorite Award recognizes outstanding student achievement in the meteoritical sciences as embodied by an original research paper. Read more Events All Day, July 14 – 18, 2025 87th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society All Day, July 27 – 31, 2025 Microscopy & Microanalysis
Image Two LPL Researchers Will Get First Crack at Asteroid Samples July 29, 2023 When the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft delivers its precious asteroid samples to Earth on Sept. 24, Pierre Haenecour and Tom Zega will be among the first to examine the scientific treasure trove. Read more
Image Pass the Salt: This Space Rock Holds Clues as to How Earth Got Its Water June 13, 2023 The discovery of tiny salt grains in an asteroid sample brought to Earth by the Japanese Hayabusa spacecraft provides strong evidence that liquid water may be more common in the solar system's largest asteroid population than previously thought. Read more
Image 2023-2024 Nininger Meteorite Award to Maizey Benner Tuesday The Nininger Meteorite Award recognizes outstanding student achievement in the meteoritical sciences as embodied by an original research paper. Read more