About

What if you put a team of astronomers and a class of animation students together to try to explain the mysteries of the universe? Since 2013, NASA scientists have worked with Maryland Institute College of Art students to produce a series of animations based on research that includes black holes, pulsars, dark matter and more.

The animations are available for non-commercial use, providing attribution is given, and no distribution of modified versions is allowed. CC BY-NC-ND

Publications

An Astro-Animation Class: Optimizing Artistic, Educational and Outreach Outcomes,Leonardo, January 2022, Arcadias, Laurence ; Corbet, Robin H.D.

Astro-animation - A Case Study of Art and Science Education, Animation Practice, Process & Production Volume 9, Number 1, pp. 75-102 (28), April 2021, Arcadias, Laurence ; Corbet, Robin H. D.; McKenna, Declan: Potenziani, Isabella

Astro-animation and Informal STEM Learning, RNAAS Research Notes of the AAS, May 2021, Arcadias, Laurence ; Corbet, Robin H.D.

Animating Fermi - A Collaboration Between Art Students and Astronomers, Leonardo Vol. 48, No. 5, pp. 484–485, May 2015, Arcadias, Laurence ; Corbet, Robin H.D.

How the AstroAnimation Collaboration Started

This is a documentary on Mica animation students animating astrophysics concepts associated with the Fermi Satellite. They worked under the guidance of Scientist from the Fermi gamma-ray space telescope at Nasa goddard flight space center. Projects ranged from various concepts such as Binary stars, Fermi bubbles, Dark matter, space debris and more. "Animating Fermi"is selected for the 3rd Annual Faculty Submitted Student Work Exhibit at Siggraph 2014 in Vancouver and on the Education Committee Website