Psyche mission
NASA Tightbeams a Cat Video From 31 Million Kilometers Away
NASA's Deep Space Network (DSN) has been responsible for maintaining contact with missions venturing beyond Low Earth Orbit (LEO) since…
We’re Entering a New Age When Spacecraft Communicate With Lasers
In October 2023, NASA launched its long-awaited on-again, off-again Psyche mission. The spacecraft is on its way to study the…
NASA's Psyche Mission is off to Asteroid Psyche
NASA's Psyche mission just launched on a six year journey to explore a metal world in the Asteroid Belt.
Psyche Mission Passes Independent Review Board with Flying Colors
An independently appointed review board recently announced that NASA, their Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), and the California Institute of Technology…
NASA’s Psyche Mission is Back on. It’ll Launch Towards its Metal Asteroid Target Later This Year
NASA’s Psyche mission is back on track for launch and is now scheduled for a potential October 2023 launch date,…
Uh Oh, NASA is Reviewing Psyche and May Terminate the Mission
NASA is reviewing its mission to visit the asteroid 16 Psyche. The Administration has convened a 15-member review board to…
This is What the Metal Asteroid Psyche Might Look Like
If you wanted to do a forensic study of the Solar System, you might head for the main asteroid belt…
Asteroid 16 Psyche Might Not be a Solid Chunk of Metal After All, but Another Rubble Pile
Asteroid 16 Psyche, often sensationally dubbed the 10,000 quadrillion dollar asteroid due to its composition of valuable metals, may not…
That’s So Metal. NASA’s Psyche Mission is Now Under Construction
In August of 2022, NASA will send a robotic spacecraft to the Main Asteroid Belt to explore a truly unique…
Metallic Asteroids Might Have Had Volcanoes Erupting Molten Iron. That’s So Metal
Remember the asteroid Psyche? It's the largest known asteroid in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. It's been in…