Join the Meteorites and the Early Solar System III Community
We are now inviting expressions of interest to author or co-author chapters in the upcoming volume of MESS III in the University of Arizona Space Science Series. Since the publication of MESS II in 2006, the field has been transformed by an unprecedented integration of sample return missions, astronomical observations, laboratory cosmochemistry, and theoretical modeling. MESS III will serve as the definitive synthesis of this new era—spanning spacecraft analysis, isotopic records, planetary formation, and the astrophysical context of the solar system.
An associated workshop will be held at the University of Copenhagen from May 11th-15th 2026. Key Chapter Topics Include:
• Sample Return Missions: Stardust (Wild-2), Hayabusa (Itokawa), Hayabusa2 (Ryugu), OSIRIS-REx (Bennu), Genesis (solar wind)
• Orbital and Remote-Sensing Missions: Rosetta (67P), Dawn (Ceres & Vesta)
• Astronomical Facilities: ALMA (disk chemistry and evolution), JWST (water and organics in planet-forming regions)
• Major Cosmochemical Themes: Presolar grains, planetary accretion, asteroidal chronology, organic molecular complexity, micrometeorites, paleomagnetism, and more
We welcome contributors from planetary science, astronomy, cosmochemistry, astrobiology, and related fields.
The editors are: Dante Lauretta (lauretta@arizona.edu), Martin Bizzarro (bizzarro@sund.ku.dk), Anders Johansen (anders.johansen@sund.ku.dk) and Sara Russell (sara.russell@nhm.ac.uk)
Please contact one of the editors by September 30th 2025 to get involved.