Asteroids
Dating chondrite meteorites and studying their chemical and mineral composition.
Meteoritics group
Condrule
We are exploring the origins and evolution of the Sun, Moon, planets, asteroids and comets.
Projects
The Moon
Studying the origin and early evolution of the Moon.
The changing Sun
Understanding historical and current solar activity.
Comets
Studying material from comet 81P/Wild, collected by NASA's Stardust spacecraft.
Meteorite blog
Catch up with the latest meteorite news.
Group members
- Professor Sara Russell - Researcher, Head of Division of Mineral and Planetary Sciences
- Dr Paul Schofield - Mineral Sciences and Systematics Researcher
- Dr Ashley King - Researcher
- Dr Caroline Smith - Head of Collections - Earth Sciences
- Dr Natasha Almeida - Meteorites Curator
Origins, evolution and futures research
Natural history specimens reveals the past, present and future of life, the solar system and Earth.
Mineral and planetary science research
Investigating the fundamental geological processes that shape our planet and the solar system.
Meteorite collections
The Museum houses one of the world's finest collections of meteorites, with around 5,000 individual pieces from 2,000 meteorites.