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NASA's Asteroid Psyche Mission Draws Global Attention
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Asteroid Psyche, a metal-rich object between Mars and Jupiter, is in the news as NASA continues its mission to reach it. The spacecraft, launched in October 2023, is traveling toward the asteroid to study what may be the exposed core of an ancient protoplanet, offering clues about how rocky planets like Earth formed.
Why now: NASA's Psyche mission updates keep the unusual metal asteroid in public discussion.
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- Asteroid Psyche · NASA Science (.gov)
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