For the first time ever, we are
exploring a world made not of rock or ice,
but of metal.
Mission to a
Metal World
Deep within the terrestrial planets, including Earth, scientists infer the presence of metallic cores, but these lie unreachably far below the planets’ rocky mantles and crusts. The asteroid Psyche offers a unique window into these building blocks of planet formation and the opportunity to investigate a previously unexplored type of world.
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Los participantes de Psyche Inspired escribieron e ilustraron un libro para colorear sobre la misión Psyche desde la perspectiva de la nave espacial. Descargue e imprima las páginas completas...
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The application for the 2020-2021 Psyche Inspired program is now available! The Psyche mission invites full-time, enrolled undergraduate students from universities and community colleges in the...
The Psyche Mission team, led by Arizona State University, encountered an interesting challenge this spring, as college campuses closed around the country due to COVID-19. The mission’s Psyche...
Click through the 3D virtual gallery created in artsteps to explore each of the gallery rooms and view artworks from this year’s class of Psyche Inspired interns. The map icon on the bottom...
The Psyche Inspired Art Gallery app is a clickable gallery that will let you explore the art pieces created by our Psyche Inspired interns from across the nation as well as read more about each...
Where Are We Now?
A space mission typically has six phases, A-F. The Psyche mission is currently in “Phase C,” which lasts until January 2021. In this phase, the mission is focused on final design and subsystem fabrication, assembly, and testing.
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