Learn about the projects that hope to acquire rare metals from space by mining asteroids, creating a budding industry with ...

This finding could provide insights into the asteroid's formation. Psyche: A unique asteroid in the main belt Asteroid 16 Psyche, located in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter ...

In late January this year, NASA’s Psyche spacecraft turned its cameras to the sky and captured some incredible images. The twin cameras onboard, part of the spacecraft’s imaging system, photographed ...

After escaping Earth's gravity, the spacecraft will use solar electric propulsion to accomplish its six-year journey to the asteroid Psyche. Psyche is set to launch atop a SpaceX Falcon Heavy at ...

An artist’s impression of the Psyche asteroid. NASA / Supplied So far, scientists have only seen a small fraction of the asteroid’s orbit, which every four years goes in a wildly oblong path ...

NASA has chosen SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy as the launch vehicle for its mission to the asteroid known as Psyche. Psyche, a very special asteroid that is believed to be largely made of metal.