Gallery Type: Psyche Inspired 2025-24

A white sphere floats in a dark void. A plane appears beneath it, and the sphere falls, creating ripples on the plane’s surface. A pillar raises the sphere into the sky, where three helices pull the sphere into space. The sphere navigates through a field of floating stars, flies past Mars and its moons, and arrives at a large sphere, the Psyche asteroid. The asteroid splits apart and fades away.

January 2, 2025

The Story Of Psyche

Jessica Hall January 2nd, 2025 Major: New Media Design Genre/Medium: 3D render; Cinema4D & Redshift Rendering Engine About the work: The Story Of Psyche is a narrative motion graphics piece...
The animation begins with scenes showcasing the Psyche character plotting her mission. The scene transitions to her at the top of a building overlooking the city before she launches herself into space using hall thrusters on roller blades. She twists the magnetometer to glide along the magnetic waves before finally arriving at the asteroid to take pictures with the multi spectral imager.

December 18, 2024

Psyche’s Cosmic Groove

Alexa Jones December 18th, 2024 Major: Mechanical Engineering Genre/Medium: 2D Animation done in Procreate About the work: A few months ago, the song “Million Dollar Baby” was trending on...
This print pictures a black and white image of the Psyche asteroid. The asteroid sits at the center of the print, with the Psyche spacecraft circles around below the asteroid. There are light rays coming from the asteroid. A trail of smoke and stars borders the entire piece.

December 10, 2024

Inspired Ink

Ash Soriano December 4th, 2024 Major: Media Arts & Sciences Genre/Medium: block printing ink, carving tools, linoleum block, paper About the work: For this piece, I wanted to try something...
"The Approach" is a laser show about Psyche’s trajectory and the role of lasers in space exploration

December 4, 2024

The Approach

Veronica Keff December 4th, 2024 Major: Astrophysics, minor in Mathematics Genre/Medium: Laser Show; BEYOND Laser System Software at Fiske Planetarium. Original animation created in ToonSquid,...
This interactive artwork recreates NASA’s Psyche spacecraft, crafted from cardboard, wood, and hot glue. The base displays Psyche's vibrant brand colors—from dark purple to mustard—while the white spacecraft invites mission team members to leave their handprints, symbolizing the unity and dedication of those who brought the Psyche mission to life.

December 2, 2024

Made with Love

Madelaine T. Vu December 2nd, 2024 Major: Neuroscience and Psychology Genre/Medium: Wood and Cardboard About the work: When I first visited the NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, one...
An embroidered stop-motion animation depicting the asteroid Psyche rotating in 3D. As it spins, a twinkle of light reveals the Psyche spacecraft, which flies closer until only one cross-shaped solar panel is visible. The scene then morphs into the colorful Psyche mission logo.

November 27, 2024

Spun UP!

Liz Phillips November 27th, 2024 Major: Physics Genre/Medium: Embroidery; Animation About the work: “Spun UP!” is a stop-motion animation that reimagines the Psyche mission logo...
The Psyche spacecraft is portrayed as an android with human features, wearing a paper crown and a serene expression. It sits in a small, minimal room draped in thick cloth, and lifts the obscuring cloth from models of Earth and Mars. On a dresser is a model Falcon Heavy in a bottle, and a framed picture of Earth from orbit. A picture of the asteroid hangs from the wall with a festive garland.

November 25, 2024

Anniversary

Hoang Nguyen November 25th, 2024 Major: Astronomy Genre/Medium: digital illustration About the work: Remembering the affection that many people had for the Mars rovers Spirit and Opportunity,...

November 22, 2024

Across Psyche

Therese Manesia Cook November 22nd, 2024 Major: Physics Genre/Medium: Digital (Procreate, Photoshop, Heavypaint) About the work: The piece “Across Psyche” is a set of three wide...

November 20, 2024

Psyche: The Journey to the Soul

Injir Batmunkh November 20th, 2024 Major: Scientific Illustration and Visualization Genre/Medium: Animation or GIF; Digital About the work: In my animated GIF for “Psyche: The Journey to...

November 18, 2024

Inside Psyche

Alexa Jones November 18th, 2024 Major: MEcahnical Engineering Genre/Medium: Digital Art; Animation; Procreate About the work: My first project for Psyche Inspired is called Inside Psyche, which...
This book is the first in a series about the four orbits the spacecraft will inhabit once it reaches Psyche. The cover features my drawn interpretation of the asteroid surrounded with a light up electromagnetic field. On the back is a blurb about how and why scientists are going to look for an electric field. The interior is hand sewn and finished with handmade marbled end pages.

November 15, 2024

Psyche Mission Orbit A Notebook

Jessica Gurney November 15th, 2024 Major: Astronomy Genre/Medium: bookbinding About the work: This is the “Psyche Mission Orbit A Notebook.” This book is the first in a series about...
Connected to a clear acrylic dowel, flowing arches in a variety of shapes reach out, in order from smallest to largest, on both the right and left sides. Since the pieces are placed offset from the previous piece, the arches appear to be moving outwards from the center when spun, like ripples in water. The way the pieces flow out is to mimic the magnetic field surrounding the Psyche spacecraft.

November 13, 2024

The Flowing Fields of Psyche

Brooke Flanagan November 13th, 2024 Major: Graphic Design Genre/Medium: 1/8 inch acrylic sheets, acrylic dowel, iridescent film, super glue (3D multi-media art) About the work: The Flowing Fields...