Nasa launches mission to metal-rich asteroid Psyche
Friday, 13 October 2023 NASA has launched a spacecraft to explore Psyche, a metal-rich asteroid that is believed to be the core of an ancient protoplanet. The spacecraft, powered by solar-electric ion thrusters, will travel 2.2 billion miles through space to reach its destination in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. Its mission is to study Psyche's gravity, magnetic properties, and composition.
What we found in some historic asteroid samples, discussing a record-breaking spaceflight, and our Psyche spacecraft sets sail to study a unique asteroid β¦ a few of the stories to tell you about β This Week at NASA!
There are millions of asteroids in our solar system, so why is NASA going to the asteroid Psyche? Scientists think this particular asteroid, which orbits the Sun between Mars and Jupiter, could be part..
In the latest edition of This Week @NASA, aired on October 13, 2023, a series of groundbreaking discoveries were revealed from historic asteroid samples. These findings shed new light on the mysterious..
Friday, 13 October 2023
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