Meteoritical Society News

April 2026 Newsletter

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 10:08:00 +0000

April 2026 Newsletter

March 2026 Newsletter

Fri, 06 Mar 2026 16:29:00 +0000

March 2026 Newsletter

Nine new Research Grants Awarded

Thu, 05 Mar 2026 14:20:00 +0000

Nine research grants were awarded in January, 2025.

Three new Community Grants Awarded

Thu, 05 Mar 2026 14:05:00 +0000

Three community grants awarded in Janaury, 2025.

Call for hosting the 2030 MetSoc Meeting

Wed, 04 Mar 2026 14:10:00 +0000

Call for hosting the 2030 MetSoc Meeting.

John Hume Jones (1952-2025)

Wed, 25 Feb 2026 15:53:00 +0000

Dr. John Hume Jones (known to all as “JJ”) died on April 13, 2025, in Houston, Texas, succumbing to complications from a chronic illness.

John W. Larimer (1939-2026)

Wed, 25 Feb 2026 15:28:00 +0000

John W. (Jack) Larimer, a pioneer in meteorite research, passed away at the age of 86 on January 22, 2026.

Vale H. Ralph Uhlherr (1934 - 2025)

Wed, 25 Feb 2026 15:18:00 +0000

Ralph Uhlherr began his search for australites in the 1970s

February 2026 Newsletter

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 15:31:00 +0000

February 2026 newsletter

Meteoritical Society Booth at AGU25, New Orleans

Tue, 03 Feb 2026 15:43:00 +0000

From December 15–18, 2025, the Meteoritical Society hosted a booth

January 2026 Newsletter

Tue, 13 Jan 2026 16:24:00 +0000

January 2026 newsletter

December 2025 Newsletter

Fri, 05 Dec 2025 14:38:00 +0000

December 2025 newsletter

Report of the 2025 Annual Meeting in Perth

Tue, 02 Dec 2025 10:35:00 +0000

The 87th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society (MetSoc 2025) was held from 14–18 July 2025 at the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre, Perth, Western Australia.

Community Grant Final Report: "The 5th edition of the Arab and Africa Impact Cratering and Astrogeology Conference"

Tue, 25 Nov 2025 21:31:00 +0000

Final report for community grant submitted by Marian Sapah, University of Ghana

Research Grant Final Report: "Genesis of the Mafic Granophyre impact melt rock, Vredefort impact structure, South Africa"

Tue, 25 Nov 2025 21:26:00 +0000

Final report for research grant submitted by Yeimmy Alejandra Gutierrez Pardo, University of Brazil

Research Grant Final Report: "Impacting Exotic Ices"

Mon, 10 Nov 2025 20:28:00 +0000

Final report submitted by Dr. Luke Alesbrook, University of Kent

November 2025 Newsletter

Mon, 10 Nov 2025 10:09:00 +0000

November 2025 newsletter

Community Grant Report: "Student Travel Funding for the 9th Planetary Defense Conference"

Fri, 10 Oct 2025 17:58:00 +0000

Final report of project submitted by Terik Daly, Johns Hopkins University

October 2025 Newsletter

Wed, 08 Oct 2025 08:03:00 +0000

October 2025 newsletter

Statement from Nominated Vice-President Sara Russell

Tue, 30 Sep 2025 08:28:00 +0000

This is the statement written by the nominated Vice-President Sara Russell, who is nominated to begin the role of Vice-President in January 2027.