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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PSI's Jeff Morgenthaler created and oversees the Io Input/Output observatory (IoIO), a small telescope designed to study how gas from Jupiter’s moon Io moves into and out of the space around Jupiter (Jupiter’s magnetosphere). Full the story & comic: buff.ly/2fTXK2J
John Goodge is a PSI Sr Scientists interested in geology, mineralogy, & tectonics. His current research focuses on Antarctica. Read the full Q&A & subscribe to our newsletter, the PSI Weekly Briefing, to get PSI content delivered directly to your inbox! buff.ly/Vi8fVov
Happy Friday! 🪐🎨 This week's #SciArt feature is an art installation by PSI's Jamie Molaro. It depicts familiar constellations and challenges viewers to experience what the star grouping might look like from somewhere other than Earth. View installation: buff.ly/nIO90KY
PSI in the News: Gizmodo highlights commentary by PSI's John Goodge on new research that finds a surprisingly complex geologic region hiding beneath the East Antarctic Ice Sheet. Check it out: buff.ly/SR7evED
#JunoCam: This collage titled "In every object, its previous forms must live on in some rudimentary way" was created by a citizen scientist. Interested in processing your own JunoCam images? Visit: buff.ly/D8xuRCP 📸: NASA / SwRI / MSSS / Jackie Branc
PSI in the News: Live Science highlights work by PSI Senior Scientist Nathan Kaib and his collaborators that shows our solar system once had more ice giant planets than we see today. Check it out (no subscription required): buff.ly/zV1nMwu
“Some glassy samples were fluffy and light, like popcorn. It had a really low density, it was airy, and it crumbled in my fingers....I aimed to find out what it was by trying to figure out what it used to be.” Read the full story: buff.ly/9HU9xqZ
David at Craters of the Moon geothermal field near Lake Taupo, New Zealand. Read the full Q&A and subscribe to our newsletter, the PSI Weekly Briefing, to get PSI content delivered directly to your inbox! buff.ly/vcKmjJZ
Happy Friday! 🪐 🐾 This week's #PlanetaryPet is playful Stella who is NOT going to give up her pink stuffed toy! Adorable and stubborn Stella lives and plays with PSI’s Senior Scientist Pamela Gay.
PSI in the News: PSI's Shawn Wright discussed his recent publication on shocked soil on the Geology Letter Substack. Watch/listen here: buff.ly/BSw7Zmo
They've gathered with other mission science and operations folks for the annual Europa Clipper Project Science Group meeting, where they will plan for all aspects of the Europa encounters during the tour of the Jovian system.
This morning, PSI's Amanda Hendrix, Roger Clark, Morgan Cable and Tom McCord snapped a picture at the University of Colorado, Boulder.
#JunoCam: This rendering of the Juno spacecraft flying over Jupiter and its Great Red Spot was created using actual mission data. Want to process your own image? buff.ly/puVFvXq Data/image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/SwRI/Kevin M. Gill Juno Model: NASA/JPL-Caltech
We love answering questions about our Solar System! This week Astronomy Magazine called on PSI's William Hartmann to help answer "Why does 1 side of the Moon have a lot of craters, while the other side does not?" Click through to read his answer! buff.ly/fJHKdxV
"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
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