Year on Psyche Simulation – Psych-O’s

INSTITUTION

Arizona State University (ASU)

CLASS

Iridium Class (2024 – 2025)

STUDENT TEAM

ACADEMIC GUIDANCE

Pranut Jain

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

This project is a web-based interactive application designed to educate and engage the general public on the scientific and historical significance of a 16 Psyche, an asteroid in our solar system. Developed as a team effort, the site combines informative text, interactive animations, videos, and games to deliver an immersive learning experience. Using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and Three.js, the application visualizes how 16 Psyche fits into the broader context of the solar system, illustrating its influence on surface conditions such as day/night cycles, seasons, and temperatures where relevant.

This collaborative team effort included research, design, and development to produce a cohesive and engaging final product aligned with the original project scope. The site also explores established facts, common hypotheses, and the currently underway Mission to 16 Psyche, aimed at deepening public understanding.

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This work was created in partial fulfillment of the Arizona State University Capstone Course “SER 401”. The work is a result of the Psyche Student Collaborations component of NASA’s Psyche Mission (https://psyche.ssl.berkeley.edu). “Psyche: A Journey to a Metal World” [Contract number NNM16AA09C] is part of the NASA Discovery Program mission to solar system targets. Trade names and trademarks of ASU and NASA are used in this work for identification only. Their usage does not constitute an official endorsement, either expressed or implied, by Arizona State University or National Aeronautics and Space Administration. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of ASU or NASA.