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This artist's conception shows a close-up of the Psyche spacecraft against a starry background orbiting above the heavily cratered surface of the Psyche asteroid.

September 28, 2017 / NASA

NASA Glenn Tests Thruster Bound for Metal World

As NASA looks to explore deeper into our solar system, one of the key areas of interest is studying worlds that can help researchers better understand our solar system and the universe around...

This artist's conception shows the Psyche spacecraft against a starry background orbiting above the heavily cratered surface of the Psyche asteroid.

May 24, 2017 / NASA

NASA Moves Up Launch of Psyche Mission to a Metal Asteroid

Psyche, NASA’s Discovery Mission to a unique metal asteroid, has been moved up one year with launch in the summer of 2022, and with a planned arrival at the main belt asteroid in 2026 —...

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

January 4, 2017 / NASA

NASA Selects Two Missions to Explore the Early Solar System

NASA has selected two missions that have the potential to open new windows on one of the earliest eras in the history of our solar system – a time less than 10 million years after the birth...