Above: PISCES geologist Kyla Edison discusses the composition of a piece of volcanic basalt with Mission Unstoppable co-host Danni Washington at a quarry in East Hawaii. Photo: CBS Mission Unstoppable. Planetary geology research that could benefit the State of Hawaii...
Photo: PISCES Geology Tech Kyla Defore prepares Hawaiian basalt samples for X-ray analysis. PISCES Geology Tech Kyla Defore and Planetary Scientist Jeff Taylor were in a UH Mānoa lab last month zapping volcanic rocks with an X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) machine. The...
Above: Mauna Loa’s barren and rugged volcanic slopes (shown left) bear a striking resemblance to the rocky, rust-colored surface of Mars (right). Hawaiʻi is a valuable testing ground for space exploration technologies—in part due to its expansive, isolated basaltic...
PISCES is pleased to welcome Kye Harford to the Materials Science team. Kye will work as an intern with Geology Technician Kyla Edison to research basalt sintering techniques for ISRU construction. Originally from Okinawa, Japan, Kye graduated from the University of...
Photo: The new “LEGO” design improves upon its predecessor by reducing weak points and increasing versatility for various building applications. PISCES Intern Lily Leyva has innovated a new design for “Planetary LEGO Blocks,” a NASA STTR-funded project in...
