Tag: art

The piece is a planar sculpture depicting the asteroid (16) Psyche. Each plane is made from tightly wrapped white yarn. The sculpture is lit from the inside. It is oriented so that the two craters of the asteroid are prominently featured on the bottom of the sculpture.

June 25, 2020 / Psyche Inspired

Application for Psyche Inspired Due August 12

The application for the 2020-2021 Psyche Inspired program is now available! The Psyche mission invites full-time, enrolled undergraduate students from universities and community colleges in the...
This piece is a simple representation of Psyche with an emphasis on rays of light surrounding the asteroid. The rays extending out from Psyche represent the many different angles from which the asteroid will be observed and analyzed. Lines from varoious angles are drawn to show the Psyche asteroid in all its glory.

June 17, 2020 / Kaxandra Nessi

NASA Psyche Mission showcases virtual gallery for national student artists

The Psyche Mission team, led by Arizona State University, encountered an interesting challenge this spring, as college campuses closed around the country due to COVID-19. The mission’s Psyche...

May 7, 2019 / Karin Valentine

ASU-led NASA Psyche Mission invites the public to be ‘spacecrafty’

The ASU-led NASA Psyche Mission, a journey to a unique metal world, has been inspiring professional and amateur artists since the announcement of the mission’s selection by NASA in early 2017....

February 25, 2019 / Brenton Chase

My Journey to Psyche

I was born with muscular dystrophy, a disease that gradually deteriorates my muscle in stages throughout my life. I thought that it would one day limit what I am able to do. This spurred an interest...
Psyche is in the center of the image and it is being engulfed by a colorful world of possibilities if it had became a planet.

December 18, 2018 / Alexandra Cook

NASA’s Psyche mission comes to life through the creativity of a team of artists

Piloted at ASU last year, NASA Psyche mission’s “Psyche Inspired” program was expanded nationally this fall to include 15 interns from ASU and eight other institutions. The interns study...
This 8 panel pop-art poster shows a stylized drawing of the Psyche spacecraft in the colors of the Psyche badge (purples, pinks, and oranges).

August 16, 2018 / Karin Valentine

NASA Psyche space mission seeking undergraduates to help inspire the public

Beginning this month, the Arizona State University-led NASA Psyche Mission is expanding its innovative “Psyche Inspired” arts program to the national stage, inviting undergraduate...