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This artist's conception shows the Psyche asteroid.

June 29, 2017 / admin

Asteroid Day: Rock on with your space self

Celebrate with a crash course on ASU’s NASA missions, meteorite collections and more.

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 photo shows members of the Psyche and Lucy teams participating in a panel discussion.

April 19, 2017 / Penny Walker

An ASU space celebration

Sometimes it’s OK to get a little starry-eyed. That was the case Monday night in Tempe at the Discovery Mission Celebration of the Psyche and Lucy missions, where scientists, support staff...
This image shows a cream-colored, 3D-printed artist's conception of the Psyche asteroid that is about 8 inches in diameter.

March 15, 2017 / Skip Derra

ASU techies create 3-D model of mysterious, metal asteroid Psyche

Exploring new worlds requires vision and some well-educated guesses; visual cues are nice, too. The asteroid Psyche is a new world that will be explored by a group of space scientists led by...
This artist's rendition depicts the Psyche asteroid being bombarded.

February 13, 2017 / Scott Seckel

5 things we love about space at ASU

ASU is rapidly becoming known for its out-of-this-world endeavors. From Psyche to CubeSat. From Mars to the moon. Here, in honor of Valentine’s Day, are five things we (heart) about space:

This image shows the high bay at Maxar where spacecraft are assembled.

January 6, 2017 / SSL

SSL TO PROVIDE SPACECRAFT FOR NASA ASTEROID EXPLORATION MISSION

SSL, a leading provider of innovative satellites and spacecraft systems, today announced that it will provide a spacecraft platform for a NASA Discovery Mission to explore the metallic asteroid...
At the top of the image it says "Psyche - Journey to a Metal World" and below are two planets colliding.

January 6, 2017 / Scott Seckel

2017: ASU Space Odyssey

NASA mission selections show how the nation’s most innovative university embodies the spirit of exploration

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

January 4, 2017 / Karin Valentine

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

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...
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...
A picture of the Psyche team outside Maxar (formerly SSL).

December 20, 2016 / Karin Valentine

Journey to a metal world

After a grueling five-year pitch, a team of scientists — led by Lindy Elkins-Tanton, director of Arizona State University’s School of Earth and Space Exploration — recently completed...
This artist's conception shows a close-up of the Psyche asteroid. Image Credit: Peter Rubin

October 4, 2015 / Nikki Cassis

NASA selects ASU as finalist for next Discovery mission

NASA has selected five finalists for further study during the next year as a first step in choosing one or two new robotic missions for flight opportunities as early as 2020.