A NASA spacecraft bound for an unexplored metal-rich asteroid has reignited its plasma thrusters, continuing its cruise deeper into the Solar System after switching to a backup fuel line. The $1.4 ...

The Psyche asteroid is packed full of precious metals and could be worth more than $10,000 quadrillion (£8,072 quadrillion), new measurements of its surface temperature have confirmed. Psyche is a 124 ...

Psyche probe, folded inside the cargo bay of a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket, was slated for blastoff at 10:19 a.m. EDT (1419 GMT) from Nasa's Kennedy Space Center. Scientists hope to learn more about ...

The Psyche spacecraft launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy on Friday at 10:19 a.m. ET, kickstarting a highly-anticipated mission. Reading time 3 minutes Update: October, 13, 11:17 a.m. ET: Psyche is ...

Somewhere in the vastness of space a relatively large asteroid called Psyche is floating with no apparent goal. Its 64,000 square miles (165,000 square km) surface area, akin to an exposed nickel-iron ...

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This artist’s concept depicts NASA’s Psyche spacecraft headed to the metal-rich asteroid Psyche in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. The spacecraft launched in October 2023 and will ...

NASA’s Psyche spacecraft, located nearly 150 million miles from Earth on the way to an unexplored metal asteroid, has stopped firing its engines after detecting a problem in its propulsion system.

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