The Psyche mission, named after the asteroid 16 Psyche, which the spacecraft will explore, was launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., at 10:19 a.m. Friday.
NASA’s Deep Space Optical Communications tech demo has completed several key milestones, culminating in sending a signal to ...
Asteroid 16 Psyche is estimated to be worth $10,000 quadrillion. The asteroid was originally discovered by Italian astronomer Annibale de Gasparis in 1852 and has been a target of observations since.
The craft is heading to a metal world - an asteroid called 16 Psyche - which telescopic observations suggest is made from up to 60% iron and nickel. Scientists think it may be the remnant core of ...
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The largest and most massive M-type asteroid known is 16 Psyche, which NASA's Psyche mission is currently on the way to. That mission will arrive in August 2029 and will then take at least 21 ...
Psyche will continue to orbit in the inner Solar System for the next several years. In 2029, the spacecraft will reach asteroid 16 Psyche and begin orbiting until at least late 2031.
Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Jamie Carter is an award-winning reporter who covers the night sky. This artist's concept depicts the 140-mile-wide (226-kilometer-wide ...
NASA has successfully sent a laser signal from Earth to a spacecraft about 290 million miles away in a major space breakthrough that could potentially transform our exploration of the solar system.
Israel’s killing of the Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar is the latest expression of Israel’s belief that regional acceptance will ...