Wednesday 12 June 2019

NASA gives go-ahead for mission to explore ancient planet core in asteroid belt

Artist's impression of NASA's Psyche spacecraft orbiting a metallic body

NASA has given its approval to start construction of a spacecraft that will one day explore the metallic asteroid Psyche, which may represent the exposed metallic core of what was once a Mars-sized planet. The probe is set to launch in August 2022, after which it will endure a frigid 3.5-year journey through space before achieving orbit around Psyche on January 31, 2026.

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