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

April 3, 2018 / Karin Valentine

NASA Psyche Mission: Journey to a Metal World

Psyche is both the name of an asteroid orbiting the Sun between Mars and Jupiter — and the name of a NASA space mission to visit that asteroid, led by Arizona State University. Join the Psyche...

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 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...

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

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...

Psyche / Journey to a Metal World

Last updated 09-06-2022
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