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Sanlyn Buxner discusses the near and far sides of the Moon at the STEMAZing Solar System Exploration – Workshop for Educators that took place at PSI. Credit: Alan Fischer/PSI. PSI hosted a dozen pre-K ...

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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 ...

Sarah Penniston-Dorland, President of the Mineralogical Society of America, left, presents the 2025 Roebling Medal to Darby Dyar. Credit: Laura Breitenfeld Planetary Science Institute Senior Scientist ...

July 24, 2025, TUCSON, Ariz. – On the slopes of Martian mountains and craters clings what appears to be flowing honey, coated in dust and frozen in time. In reality, these features are incredibly slow ...

The march of the planets around the Sun may seem interminable, but new research suggests that the likelihood of another star in our galaxy passing by and disrupting our Solar System is slightly higher ...

Scientists using sophisticated computational chemistry techniques have identified a new pathway for how sulfur particles can form in the atmosphere of Venus. These results may help to understand the ...

Mishal K T was awarded the 2025 Pierazzo International Student Travel Award at the Lunar and Planetary Science Conference at The Woodlands, Texas, along with a check for $2,000 from PSI Director and ...

As the Artemis II crew came close to passing behind the Moon and experiencing a planned loss of signal, they captured this image of a crescent Earth. Credit: NASA The participating scientists will ...

Material melted during lunar impact flowed and then froze into long tongues of material that have been cratered by much smaller impactors over time. Credit: NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University This ...

June 26, 2025, TUCSON, Ariz. – After nearly 20 years of operations, NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, or MRO for short, is on a roll, performing a new maneuver to squeeze even more science out of ...