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NASA’s Psyche Spacecraft, Optical Comms Demo En Route to Asteroid
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The mission will explore a metal-rich asteroid that may shed light on our own planet’s formation. .
Oct. 13, 2023
The spacecraft is targeting an Oct. 13 liftoff atop a Falcon Heavy rocket. Its destination, a metal-rich asteroid, may tell us more about how planets form. .
Oct. 11, 2023
Slated to launch on Oct. 13 with the Psyche mission, DSOC will demonstrate technologies enabling the agency to transmit higher data rates from deep space. .
Oct. 10, 2023
The star-forming region is festooned with colorful filaments of dust captured by Webb’s MIRI instrument, which was managed through launch by JPL. .
The first-ever mission to study a metal-rich asteroid, Psyche aims to help scientists learn more about the formation of rocky bodies in our solar system. .
Oct. 5, 2023
The spacecraft will explore a metal-rich asteroid, also named Psyche, to learn how Earth and other rocky planets formed. .
Oct. 4, 2023
The spacecraft is targeting liftoff at 10:19 a.m. EDT on Friday, Oct. 13. The public can register to attend launch virtually. .
The six-wheeled geologist spotted the twister as part of an atmospheric exploration of Jezero Crater. .
Sept. 29, 2023
Scientists using space-based radar found that land in New York City is sinking at varying rates from human and natural factors. A few spots are rising. .
Sept. 27, 2023
The same facility that provided valuable testing for NASA missions to low-Earth orbit and the Moon is now helping the agency prepare to launch the first rocket from Mars. .
Sept. 25, 2023
A computer pilot helps NASA’s six-wheeled geologist as it searches for rock samples that could be brought to Earth for deeper investigation. .
Sept. 21, 2023
The agency established the board in May 2023 to evaluate the technical, cost, and schedule plans prior to confirmation of the mission’s design. .
