March 27, 2025, TUCSON, Ariz. – Planetary Science Institute Senior Scientist Roger Clark was named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, a distinguished lifetime honor ...

Volunteers from the Planetary Science Institute spent their weekend engaging people of all ages in planetary science at the Tucson Festival of Books, which took place March 15-16 at the University of ...

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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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When an impactor strikes a planet or moon, the resulting debris, or ejecta, sprays out and around the impact site, a process called ejecta emplacement. Planetary Science Institute Research Scientist ...

Mar. 18, 2025, TUCSON, Ariz. – 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 ...

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 ...

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The Moon has fascinated and puzzled humanity for millennia. People have gazed at the Moon, watching it wax and wane in the sky with the passage of each month, contemplating its contrasting patterns of ...

Barringer Crater, also called Meteor Crater, is located in the United States of America (35º 2′ N, 111º 1′ W) in northern Arizona, about 35 miles (55 km) east of the city of Flagstaff. The crater is ...

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