16 Psyche - Wikipedia
16 Psyche (/ ˈ s aɪ k iː / SY-kee) is a large M-type asteroid, which was discovered by the Italian astronomer Annibale de Gasparis, on 17 March 1852 and named after the Greek goddess Psyche. [10] The prefix "16" signifies that it was the sixteenth minor planet in order of discovery.
Asteroid Psyche - NASA Science
This intriguing asteroid is now the primary target of NASA's Psyche mission. The Psyche spacecraft will launch in October 2023 and travel to the asteroid using solar-electric (low-thrust) propulsion, following a Mars flyby and a gravity assist.
Psyche - NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
Oct 13, 2023 · Psyche will become the first mission to the metal world, 16 Psyche, and will map its features, structure, composition, and magnetic field of this massive metal asteroid, while examining a landscape unlike anything explored before.
Psyche: Everything you need to know about NASA's mission to a …
Launched on Oct. 13, 2023, the NASA mission to visit the metal-rich asteroid 16 Psyche aims to find crucial clues about the formation of our solar system's planets.
Psyche - NASA Science
Oct 13, 2023 · Psyche was discovered in 1852 by Italian astronomer Annibale de Gasparis. Because it was the 16th asteroid to be discovered, it is sometimes referred to as 16 Psyche. It’s named for the goddess of the soul in ancient Greek mythology, often depicted as a butterfly-winged female figure.
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. Scientists think it may be the remnant core of...
The Psyche mission: A visit to a metal asteroid | Space
Sep 24, 2024 · Psyche is a NASA mission that will explore a 140-mile-wide (225 kilometers) metallic asteroid called 16 Psyche. The mission launched on Oct. 13, 2023, at 10:19 a.m. EDT (1419 GMT) atop a SpaceX...
Psyche (spacecraft) - Wikipedia
Psyche (/ ˈ s aɪ k i / SY-kee) is a NASA Discovery Program space mission launched on October 13, 2023 to explore the origin of planetary cores by orbiting and studying the metallic asteroid 16 Psyche beginning in 2029. [8] NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) manages the project.
NASA’s Psyche Delivers First Images and Other Data
Dec 5, 2023 · Already 16 million miles (26 million kilometers) from Earth, the spacecraft will arrive at its destination – the asteroid Psyche in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter – in 2029. The team wanted to test all of the science instruments early in the long journey to make sure they are working as intended, and to ensure there would ...
Quick Facts | NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
Attached to Psyche is NASA’s first test of high-bandwidth optical communications between Earth and distances far exceeding the Moon. It will use a near-infrared laser to send and receive test data between Earth and deep space from November 2023 and October 2025.