'Tis the Season.... to plan your Road Trip on Historic Route 66
Guests of Meteor Crater RV Park receive discount coupons to visit Meteor Crater!
Another Extinction Event: Eltanin Impact Triggered the Ice Age
The 4 kilometer sized asteroid which struck earth 2.51 million years ago is directly associated with the formation of northern hemisphere ice caps
Tune into Sir David Attenborough's "Dinosaurs: The Final Day" on BBC
Scientists are discovering new evidence from the exact day of the Chicxulub impact event 66 million years ago, which will be featured in a new BBC documentary presented by Sir David Attenborough
Visit a Meteor Fragment from Barringer Meteor Crater
You too can visit this 370lb fragment of meteorite from the crater which made its way to Wesleyan University’s Van Vleck Observatory Library in 1897! I wonder how far flung are other fragments?
(Set your reminder) Lowell Observatory Celebration of Total Lunar Eclipse
On May 15, 2022 there will be a total lunar eclipse! Don’t miss viewing it!
Unexpected Discovery of an Greenland Meteor Crater Site Confirmed
A dramatic recent discovery of one of Earth’s 25 largest Meteor Craters was made possible by NASA’s P3 scanning aircraft updated mapping
LPI Houston Meteoroids Conference in June
The Meteoroids 2022 Conference will be held virtually on June 13–17, 2022.
Introducing Barringer Family Fund Research Grant Recipient Gavin Tolometti
Applications for 2022 are due April 8, 2022!
Introducing Barringer Family Fund Research Grant Recipient Anders Plan
Applications for 2022 are due April 8, 2022!
Introducing Barringer Family Fund Research Grant Recipient Daniella Guerrero
Applications for 2022 are due April 8, 2022!
Introducing Barringer Family Fund Research Grant Recipient Nicolas Garroni
Applications for 2022 are due April 8, 2022!
Introducing Barringer Family Fund Research Grant Recipient Jennifer Davis
Applications for 2022 are due April 8, 2022!
Introducing Barringer Family Fund Research Grant Recipient Renato Bernardes
Applications for 2022 are due April 8, 2022!
Introducing Barringer Family Fund Research Grant Recipient Anna Barbaro
Applications for 2022 are due April 8, 2022!
Barringer Meteor Crater is #1 on the "Must See" List
Barringer Meteorite Crater is one of the youngest, and due age and location, it is one of the most well preserved impact craters on earth!
In Memory of Daniel Barringer, for Whom the Crater is Named
“The Barringer Crater” is named for Daniel Barringer who was a geologist and the first person to prove the existence of an impact crater on earth!
Calling all Students: Apply for a Barringer Family Fund Research Grant
Masters, Doctoral and Post-Doctoral students: Its never too early to prepare and apply for your research support opportunities.
The Origin of the Comet that Killed the Dinosaurs
In 2021 astronomers may have discovered the origin of the carboniferous comet that created the Chicxulub crater.
Have you seen "Don't Look Up?" Science of Near-Earth Objects
The recently released Netflix film Don’t Look Up explores the science of discovering an asteroid headed for earth. An astronomer consultant on the film, Dr. Amy Mainzer, discusses how realistically the science is portrayed