NASA launches Psyche on mission to study unusual asteroid

UPDATE: NASA launched the Psyche spacecraft at 10:19 am EDT on Oct. 13 at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The original launch was delayed because of inclement weather. Psyche’s goal is to perform 21 months of science, visiting the strange, metallic asteroid that bears the same name. Asteroid 16 Psyche orbits the main belt between MarsContinue reading “NASA launches Psyche on mission to study unusual asteroid”
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