It will then take at least 21 months to map orbit and study the asteroid’s properties. Since 16 Psyche is so bright and dense, it's thought to be metallic. At about 140 miles (225 kilometers ...

Its unusual composition of iron and nickel has led to speculation that 16 Psyche ... 26 months in orbit mapping and studying the asteroid’s properties. A team prepares NASA’s Psyche spacecraft ...

Hydrated minerals have paradoxically been found by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) on the surface of 16 Psyche ... mile ...

An all-metal asteroid residing in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter called 16 Psych is worth an incredible ... new research suggests that Psyche might be entirely made up of metal ...

16 Psyche is ... with a separate asteroid mission called Lucy. The Lucy mission will launch in 2021 to explore the Trojans, a group of asteroids that share Jupiter's orbit around the Sun.

An curved arrow pointing right. NASA's Dawn spacecraft has been in orbit around the giant asteroid Ceres for more than a year. During that time, it has spotted features on this mysterious world ...

Newly discovered materials on the distant asteroid Ceres leads to speculation that aliens may have once called it home. Produced by Noah Friedman. Original reporting by Jessica Orwig. Follow BI ...

beginning its six-year journey to its home in the asteroid belt. Once it arrives, it will continue to orbit Psyche for two ... officially named 16 Psyche, from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope ...

Estimates suggest some asteroids, such as the 124-mile-wide 16 Psyche ... an asteroid. In 2023 the company launched its first satellite to demonstrate how metals could be refined in orbit using ...

When the 'God of chaos' asteroid Apophis makes an ultraclose flyby of Earth in 2029, our planet's gravity may trigger tremors ...

The moon will soon have a companion in Earth's orbit for a limited time. An Arjuna asteroid will become a "mini-moon" event for nearly two months starting Sept. 29, according to a study published in ...