From the first radar observations of Mars' polar ice to research using decades of orbital data, Planetary Science Institute ...
When asteroids travel too close to white dwarfs, the dense remnants of stars that have exhausted their nuclear fuel, powerful ...
TUCSON, Ariz. — Planetary Science Institute Senior Scientist and Senior Education and Communications Specialist JA Grier (ee/em/eir) has advanced to the position of chair of the American Astronomical ...
The Planetary Science Institute (PSI) proudly announces the Betty Pierazzo International Student Travel Award, in honor of our late Senior Scientist. This award is designed to inspire graduate ...
At this stop there are abundant sandstone fragments in the ejecta blanket. These rocks are from the Coconino Formation, which forms the deepest section of the target sequence at Barringer Crater. In ...
Top: Black and white image of the Moon from Moon Mineralogy Mapper data. Bottom: Map of water on the Moon. The different colors represent different shapes to the water absorption and correlate with ...
Experience the intersection of art and planetary science through the remarkable works of renowned artist, planetary scientist, and Planetary Science Institute co-founder William K. Hartmann and other ...
Dec. 18, 2024, TUCSON, Ariz. – The Planetary Science Institute has selected University of Arizona graduate student Namya Baijal and Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur doctoral candidate Mishal K T ...
Illustration of the uncertainty of Earth's orbit 56 million years ago due to a potential past passage of the Sun-like star HD7977 2.8 million years ago. Each point's distance from the center ...
The Marius Hills Pit (MHP) on the surface of the Moon. MHP will be studied by PSI-led GIMLI, through the NASA PRISM program, to investigate a possible lava tube beneath the surface. Credit: ...
Oct. 28, 2024, TUCSON, Ariz. – The Moon and Mars are pocked with giant impact craters acquired very long ago, while there appears to be a dearth of them on Earth and Venus. Time may have healed many ...