Planetary Science Institute (PSI) @planetarysci
PSI is a private nonprofit dedicated to studying the origin, characteristics, and evolution of Earth, our Solar System, and planetary systems around other stars psi.start.page Tucson, AZ Joined September 2013-
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"I am extremely excited to be working on the science team for the first landed Artemis mission... I anticipate spending much of the next year analyzing potential landing sites & taking a deeper dive into lunar highlands regolith structure." More: buff.ly/V7DDrTp
PSI's Kirby Runyon was featured on the HELLO FUTURE podcast! Catch it here: buff.ly/IqWsx8b
However, coronagraphs can’t be used effectively on Earth due to scattered light in the atmosphere. But, the Moon lacks an atmosphere, so astronauts could create a handheld coronagraph for use on the surface. Learn more about the collection: buff.ly/M9qipVt
Happy Friday! 🌌 🎨 This week's #SciArt features a Coronagraph from the Moon, by PSI cofounder William K. Hartmann. A coronagraph is a device that blocks out direct light from the Sun so the corona can be studied.
#ClarkVision: Milky Way Rises Over Mesa Arch, Canyonlands Nat'l Park The Milky Way's center & the constellation Sagittarius are on the right side of the arch, & the Constellation Cygnus is above the left side of the arch, with the red North America Nebula. By PSI's Roger Clark.
We never know where PSI scientists will be next. For David Grinspoon, the answer was London for SWSX where he talked with Dune's production designer building worlds at the junction of science and fiction. Learn more in this @THR article. buff.ly/ycOHil5
#JunoCam: The many textures of Jupiter. Swipe through. This never gets old! Interested in processing your own JunoCam images? Visit: buff.ly/iFVvCkA 📸: NASA / SwRI / MSSS / Navaneeth Krishnan / Emma Wälimäki / Björn Jónsson / Tracy Prell
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Her research focuses on how the surfaces of rocky planets, asteroids & moons in our Solar System evolve, specifically focusing on several themes including resurfacing on rubble pile asteroids, Martian polar surface variability & explosive volcanism on the Moon & Mercury.
Learn more about the award and how you can support this work inspired by Betty: buff.ly/1DSkFcW This story was featured in this week's newsletter. Read and subscribe: buff.ly/E0tvqzs
Happy Friday! 🪐 🐾 This week’s #PlanetaryPet is the award-winning 10-year-old Jax, a Belgian Malinois who cleared the field in ONE weekend to win all of these awards in Estes Park, CO. Jax lives with PSI Senior Scientist Robert Tokar.
Tomorrow, the Moon's motion & our calendar align! We get a 2nd full Moon in May at 4:10am PDT & the Moon is farthest from Earth (looks smaller) at 10:33am PDT. Put together, this makes a *Blue Micromoon*. Which is cool excuse to get you to think about the Moon. You're welcome.
The Pierazzo International Student Travel Award was begun by PSI in memory of Senior Scientist Betty Pierazzo to support and encourage graduate students to build international collaborations and relationships in planetary science. Interested in supporting? buff.ly/59DfCJs
Stewart, a University of Edinburgh graduate student, presented a talk titled “Amino Acid-Clay Interactions on Mars-Relevant Minerals: Insights from Molecular Simulations.”
#JunoCam: Four Jupiters, created by a citizen scientists with the username Klotz-41 Interested in processing your own JunoCam images and even making some #SciArt? Visit: buff.ly/GjvZn5u 📸: NASA/SwRI/MSSS/Klotz-41
That was the first time that I remember thinking that I could study the sky for a living—I felt like there were so many exciting things out there and so much that we still had to learn. Read the full Q&A and subscribe to our newsletter: buff.ly/MjgqQCA
"I remember one specific night when (my parents) pulled my brother and me out of bed to go for a walk, so that we could watch for meteors from the nearest open space. It was cold, and I was tired, but I was fascinated by staring up into the sky waiting to see streaks of light...
Happy Friday! Today's #SciArt features more art than science! PSI is headquartered in Tucson, AZ, known for its spectacular sunsets. This photo by PSI laboratory technician Neil Pearson captures our iconic saguaros in stark relief against a copper-tinted sky.
#JunoCam: Jupiter's bouquet This is a false-color image of Jupiter's northern circumpolar cyclones. Want to process your own JunoCam images? Visit: buff.ly/kDgvG5g 📸: NASA/SwRI/MSSS/Navaneeth Krishnan
Save the date! If you haven't already stopped by to see the Hartmann Collection, you'll have another chance! When: May 30, 11am-3pm Where: 1700 E. Fort Lowell Rd. Tucson, AZ 85719 (Just west of Campbell) Learn more: buff.ly/euhuGks
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James Tuttle Keane @jtuttlekeane
9K Followers 2K Following planetary scientist 🪐 JPL 🚀 science illustrator 🎨 trekkie 🖖 dog dad 🐶 Pasadena 🌹 views are my own 🏳️🌈 he/him
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