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NASA’s Psyche mission, a project with deep roots at MIT, is setting course for a metallic space rock that could be the remnant of a planetary core like our own. Its principal investigator is MIT alumna and former professor Lindy Elkins-Tanton, who leads a team including longtime MIT colleagues on the first mission to a metal world.

The spacecraft is targeting an Oct. 12 liftoff atop a Falcon Heavy rocket. Its destination, a metal-rich asteroid, may tell us more about how planets form.

NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) provided insights into the 16 Psyche asteroid that is believed to be made mostly out of metal.

NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) provided insights into the 16 Psyche asteroid that is believed to be made mostly out of metal.

NASA will provide coverage of the upcoming prelaunch and launch activities for its Psyche mission to a metal-rich asteroid. Launch is targeted for 10:16 a.m.

Washington, D.C. - NASA will provide coverage of the upcoming prelaunch and launch activities for its Psyche mission to a metal-rich asteroid. Launch is

Mountain View, CA - When the asteroid Psyche has its first close-up with a NASA spacecraft, scientists hypothesize they will find a metal-rich asteroid.

By Gianine Figliozzi

When the asteroid Psyche has its first close-up with a NASA spacecraft, scientists hypothesize they will find a metal-rich asteroid. It could be part or all

NASA and SpaceX have announced a new target launch date for the Psyche asteroid mission. NASA and SpaceX have announced a new target launch date for the Psyche asteroid mission.