In October 2023, NASA launched a mission toward 16 Psyche, a massive gold and metal-rich asteroid orbiting between Mars and Jupiter. Estimated to hold precious metals worth around $100,000 quadrillion ...

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 spacecraft launched nearly two years ago and is currently on its way to rendezvous with a unique asteroid in an effort to understand the origins of Earth. Although it’s still a few years ...

NASA's ambitious mission to study asteroid 16 Psyche is now underway, marking a major step in our efforts to understand the early formation of planets. Launched on October 13, 2023, the spacecraft is ...

On Tuesday (April 29), NASA announced that its Psyche probe has suffered a setback concerning its propulsion system while nearly 150 million miles (238 million kilometers) from our planet. The boxy, ...

NASA’s Psyche mission to visit a gargantuan asteroid — worth, according to some estimates, more than the Earth’s entire world economy — has hit a snag. On Tuesday, the space agency announced that ...

A giant asteroid known as 16 Psyche contains enough precious heavy metals to make everyone on Earth a billionaire. The asteroid, which is about 140 miles wide and orbits the Sun between the orbits of ...

NASA's Psyche mission is set to arrive at a main belt asteroid also named Psyche in 2029. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU AMSTERDAM — NASA has decided to switch to a backup propellant line on its Psyche ...

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.

NASA's Psyche orbiter looked back and snapped a photo of Earth with the moon on its way to the asteroid Psyche in 2029. Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / ASU illustration As a NASA spacecraft whizzed away ...

Nearly 150 million miles away from its operators, Psyche has hit a slight snag. On Tuesday (April 29), NASA announced that its Psyche probe has suffered a setback concerning its propulsion system ...