Scientists have devised one of the most detailed maps yet of the asteroid, "Psyche," ahead of a mission to investigate the chunk of rock later this year. The map, released in the paper "The ...

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Launched on Oct. 13, 2023, the NASA mission to visit the metal-rich asteroid 16 Psyche aims to find crucial clues about the formation of our solar system's planets. When you purchase through links on ...

A NASA spacecraft bound for an unexplored metal-rich asteroid has reignited its plasma thrusters, continuing its cruise deeper into the Solar System after switching to a backup fuel line. The $1.4 ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Last Friday, NASA launched the Psyche spacecraft toward an asteroid ...

NASA’s Psyche spacecraft, located nearly 150 million miles from Earth on the way to an unexplored metal asteroid, has stopped firing its engines after detecting a problem in its propulsion system.

This artist’s concept depicts NASA’s Psyche spacecraft headed to the metal-rich asteroid Psyche in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. The spacecraft launched in October 2023 and will ...

NASA has begun the final assembly stage of its Psyche spacecraft, which will launch in 2022 to investigate a metal-rich asteroid in space. The 140-mile-wide asteroid, also called Psyche, is located in ...

16 Psyche is one of the most massive objects in the main asteroid belt orbiting between Mars and Jupiter. The asteroid's metal is worth an estimated $10,000 quadrillion, more than the entire economy ...