NASA’s Deep Space Optical Communications tech demo has completed several key milestones, culminating in sending a signal to ...
Psyche, also known as 16 Psyche, was the 16th asteroid ever discovered, by an Italian astronomer named Annibale de Gasparis ...
A laser signal was successfully sent from Earth to the space tech about 290 million miles away, a massive game changer in the ...
The signal travelled 460 million kilometres - roughly the same distance between Earth and Mars when the two planets are ...
On October 13, 2023, NASA launched its mission to explore 16 Psyche, a large metal-rich asteroid located approximately six years away. This mission aims to deepen our understanding of planetary ...
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.
Discover how NASA's Psyche team will measure asteroid 16 Psyche's magnetic field using a magnetometer. Since NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) successfully impacted its target on Sept. 26 ...
NASA is on a mission to explore a Greek-named asteroid called 16 Psyche that contains a double-edged sword. Made completely of metal, it boasts enough gold to either make every person on Earth a ...