Artemis III Astronauts New Spacesuit Prototype
Artemis Mission III astronauts, trained for their lunar landing experience at Barringer Meteor Crater, will be using new space suits for their mission in 2025!
Map of Arizona Meteorites
Barringer Meteor Crater in Arizona is not the only known meteorite location in Arizona.
Its a Hit! Meteorite Strikes Lunar Surface
A meteorite strike on the lunar surface was captured on video by Daichi Fujii, curator of the Hiratsuka City Museum!
XSPACE Seeks Scientist Collaborators
Not to be confused with SPACE X, the eXtraterrestrial SamPle Analysis, Curation and Exploration (XSPACE) is a new facility dedicated to “curate the meteorites and make them available to the scientific community.”
In Memory of Carleton B. Moore
Amongst his many contributions to the field, Professor Moore with his team, first identified organic molecules in meteorites, as well as set up the first Meteorite Museum at ASU.
What is a Fireball?
Check out the website Impact Earth to learn all about impacts and near hits!
Imagine what it was like at the time of Impact:
Barringer Meteor Crater is beautifully preserved in the high Arizona desert landscape, but when it was formed the scenery was quite different!
We CAN Deflect an Asteriod!
“For the first time ever, humanity has changed the orbit of a planetary object”
Potential “New” Meteorite Crater for the Database
Recent research using magnetic anomalies and shocked rock is again presenting evidence that this is indeed a crater formed by a meteorite. And won’t the winery be relieved when its name (Domaine du Météore) is justified and the crater makes it onto the confirmed list!
Report Your Fireball Sighting and See Others
Help data collection by reporting your fireball sighting, its easy!
Field Training and Research at Barringer Meteor Crater
The Center for Lunar Science and Exploration has created a field training and research program under the direction of David Kring, scientific advisor to Barringer Crater.
A Shared Memory of Gene Shoemaker and The Crater…
The Crater, and the incredible scientists studying it, create powerful impressions for so many over the years!
Looking for a Sky Show?
Do you want to know where and when to look for the next spectacle in the sky?
Our Universe on Netflix Features the Crater
An exciting new series launched on Netflix features the Barringer Meteor Crater!
Artemis Moon Mission Training Sites
The astronauts preparing for the 2024 Artemis mission to the moon are training here on earth where conditions mimic the lunar surface
How to See the Green Comet
First discovered in March 2022 at Palomar Observatory in California, Comet C/2022 E3 ZTF is approaching and is soon to closest to earth.
Even Google Is Into Meteorites!
Have you recently searched on Google for information about the DART program or Meteorites?
