Research & press

1. JWST Spectroscopy of (142) Polana: Connection to NEAs (101955) Bennu and (162173) Ryugu

   A. Arredondo, T. M. Becker, M. M. McAdam, A. S. Rivkin, S. Jarmak, I. Wong · The Planetary Science Journal · 2025

2. Estimate of water and hydroxyl abundance on asteroid (16) Psyche from JWST data

   S. G. Jarmak, T. M. Becker, C. E. Woodward, C. I. Honniball, A. S. Rivkin, et al. · The Planetary Science Journal · 2024 · PDF ↗

3. Cassini UVIS solar occultation observations of Saturn's rings (data bundle)

   T. M. Becker, S. G. Jarmak · NASA Planetary Data System (PDS) · 2023

4. The science goals of Europa-UVS on NASA's Europa Clipper Mission

   T. M. Becker, K. D. Retherford, G. R. Gladstone, et al. (incl. S. Jarmak) · 55th DPS Meeting (BAAS Vol. 55, No. 8) · 2023

5. Experimenting with Large Language Models and vector embeddings in NASA SciX

   S. Blanco-Cuaresma, I. Ciucă, A. Accomazzi, M. J. Kurtz, E. A. Henneken, et al. · arXiv preprint · 2023 · PDF ↗

6. Apophis Specific Action Team Report

   J. L. Dotson, M. Brozović, S. Chesley, S. Jarmak, N. Moskovitz, A. Rivkin, et al. · USGS Report · 2022

7. Solar occultation observations of Saturn's rings with Cassini UVIS

   S. G. Jarmak, T. M. Becker, J. E. Colwell, R. G. Jerousek, L. W. Esposito · Icarus · 2022

8. The Adhesive Response of Regolith to Low-Energy Disturbances in Microgravity

   S. Jarmak, J. Colwell, A. Dove, J. Brisset · Gravitational and Space Research · 2021

9. Experimental and Numerical Investigations of Granular Dynamics in Microgravity

   S. G. Jarmak · Ph.D. dissertation, University of Central Florida · 2020

10. QUEST: A New Frontiers Uranus orbiter mission concept study

    S. Jarmak, E. Leonard, A. Akins, E. Dahl, D. R. Cremons, S. Cofield, A. Curtis, et al. · Acta Astronautica · 2020

11. CubeSat Particle Aggregation Collision Experiment (Q-PACE): Design of a 3U CubeSat mission to investigate planetesimal formation

    S. Jarmak, J. Brisset, J. Colwell, A. Dove, D. Maukonen, S. A. Rawashdeh, et al. · Acta Astronautica · 2019

Press

• Earth's 1st Asteroid Mining Prospector Heads to the Launchpad Sierra Vista Herald/Review · 2025
• Earth's 1st Asteroid Mining Prospector Heads to the Launchpad The New York Times · 2025
• Searching the entire sky for the secrets to our universe Oregon Public Broadcasting · 2025
• James Webb Telescope uncovers possible water on Psyche's surface Advanced Science News · 2024
• Research team finds evidence of hydration on the asteroid Psyche Phys.org · 2024
• Is asteroid Psyche actually a planetary core? James Webb results cast doubt Space.com · 2024
• SwRI-led team finds evidence of hydration on Psyche Southwest Research Institute · 2024
• The First Secret Asteroid Mission Won't Be the Last The New York Times · 2023
• See Saturn's rings in glorious detail in stunning new composite image Space.com · 2022
• SwRI scientists compile Cassini's unique observations of Saturn's rings Southwest Research Institute · 2022
• UCF Researchers Eagerly Awaiting First James Webb Space Telescope Images UCF News · 2022
• A Small Satellite With Planetary Ambitions NASA Science · 2020
• Florida Board of Governors Meeting Highlights, Think Florida Panel Capital Soup · 2019
• Here's What a Spacecraft Orbiting Uranus Could Learn Space.com · 2019
• Virgin Galactic Shares Breathtaking Video of Second Spaceflight Click Orlando
• Interview on Psyche and asteroid mining startups Meridian (Mercury)
• Virgin Galactic Pilots Make It To Space With UCF Experiment On Board WMFE
• UCF Three-Peats in Space, Another Ride on Virgin Galactic UCF News