NASA Animations

Screenshot of gameplay of NASA's Exoplanet Excursions. Screenshot of gameplay of NASA's Exoplanet Excursions. Screenshot of gameplay of NASA's Exoplanet Excursions.
NASA's Exoplanet Excursions

Take VR journeys through the TRAPPIST-1 system of exoplanets and to NASA’s Spitzer Space telescope, which played a key role in their discovery.

Developed in Unity.

Client

NASA

Year

2021

Role

Lead Developer

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NASA's ASTHROS Mission | Beauty-Shot Animation

A 360 animation of NASA's ASTHROS spacecraft as it soars 140,000 feet above the continent of Antarctica.

Developed in Blender.

Client

NASA

Year

2024

Role

Animator

Exomoon Turntable Animation

Turntable animation of the art I developed for a NASA press release.

https://www.nasa.gov/universe/exoplanets/does-distant-planet-host-volcanic-moon-like-jupiters-io/

New research done at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory reveals potential signs of a rocky, volcanic moon orbiting an exoplanet 635 light-years from Earth.

Produced in Blender.

Highlighted in the following articles:
The New York Times | Space.com

Client

NASA

Year

2024

Role

Animator / Artist

Black Hole Animation

Black hole visualization developed for NASA video series.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJ4d4QEDOYM

Produced in Blender.

Highlighted at the following:
https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/14619

Client

NASA

Year

2024

Role

Producer

Two-Faced White Dwarf Animation

Animation created for Caltech press release about a two-faced star.
https://www.caltech.edu/about/news/two-faced-star-exposed

In a first for white dwarfs, the burnt-out cores of dead stars, astronomers have discovered that at least one member of this cosmic family is two faced. One side of the white dwarf is composed of hydrogen, while the other is made up of helium.

Produced in Blender.

Highlighted in the following articles:
CNN | BBC | The New York Times

Client

Caltech

Year

2023

Role

Animator

Star Eating Planet Animation

Animation produced for Caltech press release showcased on the front page of the New York Times.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/03/science/star-eating-planet.html

Caltech Story
https://www.caltech.edu/about/news/star-eats-planet-brightens-dramatically

For the first time, astronomers have caught a star in the act of engulfing its planet, an ill-fated encounter that will play out in our own solar system in 5 billion years. This animation shows the gas giant meeting its demise as it spiraled into its parent star.

Produced in Blender.

Highlighted in the following articles:
Washington Post | Wall Street Journal | ABC News

Client

Caltech

Year

2023

Role

Animator

A closeup image of a volcanic exomoon spewing out sodium gas.An image of a volcanic exomoon spewing out sodium gas as it orbits an exoplanet.
Volcanic Moon Discovery Similar to Jupiter's Io

Official artwork created for a NASA exomoon press release.

https://www.nasa.gov/universe/exoplanets/does-distant-planet-host-volcanic-moon-like-jupiters-io/

New research done at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory reveals potential signs of a rocky, volcanic moon orbiting an exoplanet 635 light-years from Earth.

Artwork created in Blender and Photoshop.

Highlighted in the following articles:
The New York Times | Space.com

Client

NASA

Year

2024

Role

Artist

Cover art for Nature Journal's "Exoplanet Destruction" edition.
Star Eating Planet Artwork

Artwork created for the cover of Nature magazine and Caltech press release.
https://www.nature.com/nature/volumes/617/issues/7959

Caltech Story
https://www.caltech.edu/about/news/star-eats-planet-brightens-dramatically

Artwork created in Photoshop and Blender.

Highlighted in the following articles:

Wall Street Journal | Washington PostNPR

Client

Nature, Caltech

Year

2023

Role

Artist

NASA Confirms 5,000 Exoplanets

Official artwork created for the NASA 5,000 Exoplanet press release.

Featured on NASA's homepage:
https://www.nasa.gov/feature/jpl/cosmic-milestone-nasa-confirms-5000-exoplanets/

Artwork created in Photoshop and Blender.

Highlighted in the following articles:
CNNSpace.com | Forbes

Client

NASA

Year

2022

Role

Artist, Graphic Designer

Official NASA poster art for Spitzer's Final Voyage.
NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope

Official NASA artwork designed for NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope Final Voyage promotion.

Graphics designed in Illustrator.

Client

NASA

Year

2020

Role

Artist, Illustrator

NASA's ASTHROS Mission | Beauty-Shot Animation

A 360 animation of NASA's ASTHROS spacecraft as it soars 140,000 feet above the continent of Antarctica.

Developed in Blender.

Client

NASA

Year

2024

Role

Animator

Exomoon Turntable Animation

Turntable animation of the art I developed for a NASA press release.

https://www.nasa.gov/universe/exoplanets/does-distant-planet-host-volcanic-moon-like-jupiters-io/

New research done at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory reveals potential signs of a rocky, volcanic moon orbiting an exoplanet 635 light-years from Earth.

Produced in Blender.

Highlighted in the following articles:
The New York Times | Space.com

Client

NASA

Year

2024

Role

Animator / Artist

Black Hole Animation

Black hole visualization developed for NASA video series.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJ4d4QEDOYM

Produced in Blender.

Highlighted at the following:
https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/14619

Client

NASA

Year

2024

Role

Producer

Two-Faced White Dwarf Animation

Animation created for Caltech press release about a two-faced star.
https://www.caltech.edu/about/news/two-faced-star-exposed

In a first for white dwarfs, the burnt-out cores of dead stars, astronomers have discovered that at least one member of this cosmic family is two faced. One side of the white dwarf is composed of hydrogen, while the other is made up of helium.

Produced in Blender.

Highlighted in the following articles:
CNN | BBC | The New York Times

Client

Caltech

Year

2023

Role

Animator

Star Eating Planet Animation

Animation produced for Caltech press release showcased on the front page of the New York Times.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/03/science/star-eating-planet.html

Caltech Story
https://www.caltech.edu/about/news/star-eats-planet-brightens-dramatically

For the first time, astronomers have caught a star in the act of engulfing its planet, an ill-fated encounter that will play out in our own solar system in 5 billion years. This animation shows the gas giant meeting its demise as it spiraled into its parent star.

Produced in Blender.

Highlighted in the following articles:
Washington Post | Wall Street Journal | ABC News

Client

Caltech

Year

2023

Role

Animator