Gallery Type: Artwork from Psyche Inspired

An oval-shaped art piece cast in bronze in the shape of an eye with a glass pupil. The pupil is a magnification lens through which one can view an image of Psyche in human form looking up at a spacecraft traveling toward her.

February 3, 2020

Vision

Monica Moreno February 3, 2019 Major: Jewelry/Metalworking Genre/Medium: bronze, glass, photography About the work: Since the start of my NASA Psyche Inspired internship, I have been fascinated...

The explorer lands on Psyche and examines its ravaged terrain.

January 31, 2020

Psyche Comic Page

Sarah Tennant January 31, 2020 Major: Illustration and Creative Writing Genre/Medium: digital About the work: This piece was a way for me to illustrate Psyche in a form that inspires me and to...

This is a small, reflective, blue tinted painting. In the lower right-hand quadrant of the piece, a smaller orange meteorite hits the dark silhouette of 16-Psyche. Leading lines of white, gold, red, and orange radiate outward from the impact. Rocks are scattered along the lines and appear to be closer to the viewer. In the background, there are many multicolored stars.

January 29, 2020

Impacting the Future

Levi Keatts January 29, 2020 Major: Art Foundation (intended Painting/Mathematics double major) Genre/Medium: acrylic paint, plexiglass, glass About the work: One of the primary objectives of...

The black void of space is quickly filled with a time-lapse of a virtual asteroid being digitally drawn. A small satellite with a curious look on his face glows a neon purple and looks at the asteroid from afar. The dark space is full of stars, and the sun can be seen in the far off distance, casting a lens flare over the view. The camera flies by the asteroid and satellite before it fades to darkness.

January 26, 2020

Orbiting the Unknown in VR

William Strunk January 27, 2020 Major: Civil Engineering Genre/Medium: digital art, virtual reality, Tilt Brush About the work: Through virtual reality, one can experience something as if you...

Psyche the goddess is pictured with brown hair and a purple flowing dress lying on top of the metallic core of the asteroid with dark smoke surrounding her after various collisions. Gold and silver crystallization emerges out of the figure, representing different materials thought to form Psyche. Behind the smoke is the black galaxy with faint stars. In the front are metallic grey rocks with gold parts scattered throughout.

January 24, 2020

The Birth of Psyche

Joyce Tsui January 24, 2020 Major: Art studies Genre/Medium: digital About the work: Psyche the asteroid is thought to be created from other asteroids violently colliding into it and destroying...

This piece utilizes four shades of a color from the original brown masonite. Psyche is depicted in the lightest shade of brown, and the background (outer space) is the darkest shade of brown. These dark brown areas of the engraved piece are cut a layer deeper into the masonite compared to the other lighter shades of brown. Psyche is seen exploding in the lower right-hand corner, fragmenting into chunks and shards.

January 22, 2020

Fragmentation

Christine Zhou January 22, 2020 Major: Mechanical Engineering and Visual Art Genre/Medium: laser cut masonite About the work: Psyche is an asteroid thought to be the remnants of a planetary metal...

January 17, 2020

Sixteen

Janani Lakshmanan January 17, 2020 Major: Mathematics (Astronomy minor) Genre/Medium: Bharatanatyam (Indian Classical Dance) About the work: Sixteen is a meaningful number to students of the...

This piece shows trajectory lines framing Psyche. The project highlights the asteroid and shows the Psyche orbiter dancing with the space object. Black, purple and pink clouds were painted with rosy golds to create visual interest. Psyche is painted in the middle towards the right with rings of gold around it, signifying paths the Psyche orbiter might take. Spray paint gold was used to make speckled stars and clouds of gold in the background.

January 15, 2020

Trajectory: Ready, Set, Go.

Julia Greteman January 15, 2020 Major: Materials Science and Engineering Genre/Medium: MDF board, acrylic, spray paint About the work: A shaped canvas highlights the trajectory lines framing...

January 13, 2020

Contemplation

Silvia Valladares January 13, 2020 Major: Kinetic Imaging Genre/Medium: Stop Motion (clay, foam, fabric, wire, wool) About the work: This stop motion piece was created by using a handmade puppet...

December 30, 2019

Elemental

Olivia Ferrel Date: December 30, 2019 Major: public service & public policy Genre/Medium: cross stitch About the work: Elemental depicts an open skull exposing the chemical symbol for iron...

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.

December 20, 2019

Chase Mortensen December 20, 2019 Major: Computer Science Genre/Medium: pen and ink About the work: This piece is a simple representation of (16) Psyche with an emphasis on rays of light surrounding...

Large peaks rise around edges of a large crater in the center of the piece with small craters surrounding it. Illuminated, the detail of the craggy texture of Psyche’s landscape is emphasized. Shades of white, yellow, and orange create the highlights. Shades of reds and purples form the shadows of the peaks and craters. Purple and pinks waves of light fill the void surrounding the landscape.

December 18, 2019

Impact

Binh-An Nguyen December 18, 2019 Major: Chemistry (Art Minor) Genre/Medium: oil pastel About the work: Color plays an important role in this piece, as the colors used are based on the Psyche...