NASA's Psyche spacecraft, which is headed toward a big and bizarre metal asteroid, has delivered a stunning perspective of ...

Headed for a metal-rich asteroid of the same name, the Psyche spacecraft successfully calibrated its cameras by looking ...

Psyche was discovered by Italian astronomer Annibale de Gasparis on March 17, 1852. He named the asteroid for Psyche, the Greek goddess of the soul who was born mortal and married Eros (Roman ...

Psyche’s twin cameras recorded long-exposure images of Earth and the Moon. From 180 million miles away, both appeared as faint dots.

The photographs were taken during scheduled checkouts of the spacecraft’s science instruments, crucial for calibrating its ...

Once it launches, the Psyche spacecraft will head toward Mars, swinging by the red planet in May 2026 and using its gravity as a slingshot toward Psyche the asteroid, arriving in August 2029 after ...

The Psyche probe is heading to its namesake metal-rich asteroid. Along the way, it will demonstrate a near-infrared laser system to send high-rate data hundreds of millions of miles home.

Either way, 16 Psyche is an intriguing object in our Solar System that pretty soon we’re going to know much more about. Wishing you clear skies and wide eyes.

It proposes that 16 Psyche is 82.5% metal, 7% low-iron pyroxene and 10.5% carbonaceous chondrite, which is likely the result of 16 Psyche being hit by other asteroids.