This next NASA mission to an asteroid is seriously metal
A NASA mission called Psyche is about to launch on a mission out to an unusual asteroid that's scientists believe is largely composed of metal.
by Nell Greenfieldboyce
Oct 11, 2023
2 minutes
NASA is about to launch a spacecraft on a nearly six-year journey to a strange asteroid that, unlike most space rocks, seems largely to be made of metal.
"This will be our first time visiting a world that has a metal surface," says of Arizona State University, the principal investigator for this mission, who notes that
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