The Psyche spacecraft is on a six-year journey to reach a metal-rich asteroid by the same name. Well into its voyage, the ...

The photographs were taken during scheduled checkouts of the spacecraft’s science instruments, crucial for calibrating its ...

The new image, which shows Earth along with an even smaller point of light coming from the moon, harkens back to Carl Sagan's ...

The long-exposure images, some lasting up to 10 seconds, show Earth and the Moon shining against a starry backdrop in the constellation Aries. These tests are critical for calibrating the spacecraft's ...

Asteroids have long been described as the leftover pieces from the solar system’s early construction. They are like the ...

Headed for a metal-rich asteroid of the same name, the Psyche spacecraft successfully calibrated its cameras by looking ...

The Psyche spacecraft has been steadily making its way to its asteroid target, a fascinating metal-rich asteroid also named ...

When Psyche meets up with its asteroid namesake in 2029, the probe’s instruments should be able to detect any uncovered core metal that collisions have blasted clean of rock.

There's an issue with the fuel line that feeds the Psyche asteroid probe's thrusters with xenon gas. But we needn't worry yet, NASA says.

Asteroid Psyche (formally designated 16 Psyche) is one of the most intriguing objects in our Solar System's asteroid belt. Unlike most asteroids composed primarily of rock or ice, Psyche is believed ...

This artist’s concept depicts NASA’s Psyche spacecraft headed to the metal-rich asteroid Psyche in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. The spacecraft launched in October 2023 and ...

The Psyche spacecraft, shown at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California, will be sent to probe the asteroid Psyche, as part of the agency's wider planetary defense strategy (Photo by ...