This artist's conception shows a close-up of the heavily cratered surface of the Psyche asteroid.

January 4, 2017

ASU to lead deep-space NASA mission for 1st time

By Karin Valentine

Arizona State University’s Psyche Mission, a journey to a metal asteroid, has been selected for flight, marking the first time the school will lead a deep-space NASA mission and the first time scientists will be able to see what is believed to be a planetary core.