The switch fixed a solar electric propulsion problem first detected in April - where engineers noticed a pressure drop in the ...

The spacecraft is en route to a metal-rich asteroid. Hopefully, its backup propellant line can get it there by August 2029.

Not long ago, the idea of mining in space sounded like something out of a sci-fi novel. But today, it’s a field that ...

NASA has decided to switch to a backup propellant line on its Psyche asteroid mission to allow the spacecraft to resume use ...

Uncover the mysteries of Psyche, the metal monster beyond Mars! Join NASA's groundbreaking Psyche mission as it journeys to a ...

Vesta is merely one asteroid that is the product of such an impact. Other asteroids in the solar system could also be the remains of larger, disintegrated planets. This could be supported by future ...

On Tuesday (April 29), NASA announced that its Psyche probe has suffered a setback concerning its propulsion system while nearly 150 million miles (238 million kilometers) from our planet. The boxy, ...

Scientists have speculated that Psyche is the remnant of a planetesimal, the leftover metallic core of a failed planet. Further observations of the asteroid could hold clues to Psyche's chemical ...

Scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope found components of water on the metal-rich asteroid Psyche, indicating rust. This discovery suggests Psyche isn't purely metallic and might include ...

Hydrated minerals have paradoxically been found by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) on the surface of 16 Psyche, a metallic asteroid that's the target of a NASA mission that launched in ...

The asteroid 16 Psyche is pretty unusual for the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. Measuring an enormous 173 miles (280 kilometers) at its widest, the potato-shaped object was once ...

The enormous asteroid has been estimated to be worth $10,000 quadrillion—more than the entire economy on our planet—due to the high quantities of precious metals it contains, including gold ...