Sept. 25, 2024, TUCSON, Ariz. – Long ago, flowing wind and water shaped Mars’ malleable sand and sediment into dunes, ripples and other landscape patterns, called bedforms. Over billions of years, ...

Sept. 16, 2024, Tucson, Ariz. – A new analysis of maps of the near and far sides of the Moon shows that there are multiple sources of water and hydroxyl in the sunlit rocks and soils, including ...

Giant spider-like features called araneiform terrain appear to gouge Mars’ surface near its poles. Since they were first discovered in 2000, scientists have been refining their models to understand ...

On Mother’s Day of 2007, Candice Hansen asked her family to indulge her by picking up some dry ice from the grocery store before driving to the local sand dunes. Hansen is a Planetary Science ...

Using seismic data from NASA’s InSight Lander, researchers recently found evidence of a deep groundwater reservoir on Mars, potentially of global extent. In 1993, Planetary Science Institute Senior ...

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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. See employment opportunities at https ...

Thunderstorms rolled in over Lakewood, Colorado on Aug. 9 when our colleagues at the PSI Colorado office were gearing up for their annual lunchtime picnic in the park, but inclement weather didn’t ...

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 ...

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