It will then take at least 21 months to map orbit and study the asteroid’s properties. Since 16 Psyche is so bright and dense, it's thought to be metallic. At about 140 miles (225 kilometers ...
In a groundbreaking achievement, NASA successfully sent a laser message from the Psyche spacecraft to Earth, spanning 16 ...
orbit around the sun. This places Psyche in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, between 2.5 and 3.3 times further from the sun than Earth is. Psyche was chosen as a destination for ...
Once at its target the NASA spacecraft will spend 26 months in orbit mapping and studying the asteroid’s properties. A team prepares NASA’s Psyche spacecraft for launch inside the Astrotech ...
Now, they’re planning to turn the powerful eye of the James Webb Space Telescope in 2024 YR4’s direction with the hopes of pinning down the space rock’s size and orbit. The Asteroid ...
Could Psyche be the core of the planetesimal body that struck Earth and resulted in the formation of the Moon? Colton Brooks Virginia Beach, Virginia Psyche appears to be an iron core, or part of ...