This Metal-Rich, Potato-Shaped Asteroid Could Be Worth $10 …
Jan 4, 2022 · Visible and infrared wavelength measurements on Earth suggest the metal-rich asteroid is shaped like a potato, according to a statement by NASA. Dubbed an M-type …
Psyche - Science@NASA
Jan 28, 2025 · Psyche is a NASA mission to study a metal-rich asteroid with the same name, located in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. This is NASA’s first mission to …
Metal asteroid Psyche has a ridiculously high 'value.' But what …
Oct 12, 2023 · Psyche orbits the sun in the main asteroid belt, between Mars and Jupiter. Scientists think the asteroid could be an exposed metallic core of an ancient protoplanet. If the …
Asteroid Psyche - NASA Science
Nov 3, 2024 · One of the most intriguing objects in the main asteroid belt, Psyche is a giant metal rich asteroid, about three times farther away from the Sun than is Earth. Psyche has an …
Nasa probe launches to metal asteroid Psyche - BBC
Oct 13, 2023 · The craft is heading to a metal world - an asteroid called 16 Psyche - which telescopic observations suggest is made from up to 60% iron and nickel.
NASA launches spacecraft to a mysterious metal-rich asteroid
Oct 13, 2023 · The Psyche team now estimates the asteroid is between 30% and 60% metal by volume: not a hunk of pure metal, but perhaps a somewhat porous mix of a protoplanet’s core …
Journey to a Metal-Rich World: NASA’s Psyche Is Ready to Launch
Oct 11, 2023 · NASA’s Psyche spacecraft will travel to a metal-rich asteroid by the same name orbiting the Sun between Mars and Jupiter to study its composition. The spacecraft also …
6 Things to Know About NASA’s Asteroid-Exploring Psyche Mission
Oct 5, 2023 · With a launch readiness date set for Friday, Oct. 13, NASA’s Psyche spacecraft will travel 2.2 billion miles from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida to a metal-rich asteroid …
$100,000 quadrillion asteroid Psyche may be rusting, James Webb ...
Aug 14, 2024 · A new James Webb Space Telescope analysis of the giant, metal-rich asteroid Psyche reveals signs of hydration in the form of rust. This could help pin down the mysterious …
This asteroid, worth an estimated $15,600 quadrillion, is the target …
Oct 7, 2023 · In the swirling ring of asteroids between Mars and Jupiter, one space rock has attracted far more attention than any other. It's known as 16 Psyche. The metal-rich asteroid …