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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 ]
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.
An asteroid is a minor planet—an ... aims to study the metallic asteroid Psyche. ... A top view of asteroid group location in the inner solar system A map of ...
NASA has launched a spacecraft to study the metal asteroid Psyche to determine whether it’s the exposed core of an early planetary building block.
Asteroid Psyche measures roughly 173 miles (279 km) across at its widest point and resides on the outer fringes of the main asteroid belt between the planets Mars and Jupiter.
Nasa has launched its Psyche craft into space, on a mission to study an ancient, metallic asteroid. It is aimed at an asteroid, also called Psyche, where it will arrive in 2029 and hopes to look ...
First asteroid discovered from space; source of Geminids meteor shower. 3753 Cruithne: 5: October 10, 1986: Unusual Earth-associated orbit 4179 Toutatis: 4.5×2.4×1.9: January 4, 1989: Closely approached Earth on September 29, 2004 4769 Castalia: 1.8×0.8: August 9, 1989: First asteroid to be radar-imaged in sufficient detail for 3D modeling ...
Nasa launched a spacecraft bound to orbit the Psyche asteroid in a mission to improve our understanding of planetary cores and study the space rock's metallic structure. On Friday 13 October the ...