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NASA first proposed a mission to explore 16 Psyche, an asteroid composed of iron and nickel, back in 2014, with the value of these metals contained in the... 03.11.2022, Sputnik International
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The most detailed maps of asteroid Psyche show vast metal-rich regions spread across asteroid Psyche's surface.
Deploying a new space telescope; deflecting an asteroid with a spacecraft; and visiting a metal-rich asteroid. NASA has a busy 2022 calendar.
NASA's Psyche spacecraft would arrive at the asteroid in early 2026, following a Mars gravity assist in 2023. During 21 months in orbit, the spacecraft will map and study the asteroid's properties using a magnetometer, a multispectral imager, and a gamma-ray and neutron spectrometer to improve the scientific community's understanding of asteroid Psyche.