Between Hawaii and California, trash swirls in giant ocean currents, caught up in the infamous, Texas-sized Great Pacific Garbage Patch. This is just one of many found across the globe. Efforts to ...

In 2022, the Planetary Science Institute hosted a virtual workshop titled “Mercury’s Surface Response to the Interplanetary Environment: Identifying Needed Studies in Laboratory Astrophysics.” From ...

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NASA announced that eight participating scientists will join its Lucy mission as part of NASA’s Lucy in the L4 Trojans Participating Scientist Program. Among them is Planetary Science Institute Senior ...

The plateaus that flank the largest canyon in the Solar System are shrouded in hypnotically complex landforms called light-toned layered deposits. Fifteen years ago, PSI Senior Scientist Catherine ...

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The Moon’s South Pole−Aitken basin, or SPA for short, is one of the oldest and largest impact structures in the Solar System. The more scientists learn about it, the more they can piece together lunar ...

At the December 2024 meeting of the American Geophysical Union, or AGU, in Washington, D.C., PSI’s Sanlyn Buxner became president-elect of the AGU’s Education Section. At PSI, Buxner is a Senior ...

PSI is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) corporation, and an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability/veterans.

PSI is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) corporation, and an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability/veterans.

PSI is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) corporation, and an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability/veterans.

PSI is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) corporation, and an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability/veterans.