Image Asteroid (or a sample from one) headed our way June 18, 2016 As planetary scientists at the University of Arizona await the September launch of the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft, some members of the team are already preparing for the return of a sample from the asteroid Bennu seven years from now Read more
Final Ph.D. Defense: Michelle Thompson May 27, 2016 Understanding Space Weathering of Asteroids and the Lunar Surface: Analysis of Experimental Analogs and Samples from the Hayabusa and Apollo Missions Read more
Image Michelle Thompson Gives Space Draft Talk May 11, 2016 Michelle Thompson Graduate Student Lunar and Planetary Lab, U of A Dirty Jobs, Solar System Edition: Studying Space Dust from the Moon & Asteroids Read more
Image Studying stardust with a microscope Nov. 30, 2014 Tom Zega discusses studying stardust under the microscope in this Arizona Daily Star special. Read more
2014 NASA Earth and Space Science Fellowship Awards Sept. 19, 2014 Diana Bolser and Michelle Thompson were awarded NASA Earth and Space Science Fellowship Awards Read more