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NASA’s $10 Quintillion Asteroid Mission Faces Thruster Trouble—What’s Next for Psyche?
NASA’s Psyche mission, which aims to explore the metal-rich asteroid Psyche, has hit a snag on its journey. As reported in a ...
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Why This Asteroid Is the Most Wanted One Ever
Why This 16th Asteroid Is the Most Wanted One Ever! ☄️✨ Scientists are going crazy over an asteroid called 16 Psyche, and for ...
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Psyche spacecraft's sci-fi thrusters suffer glitch on way to metal-rich asteroid
"On April 1, the spacecraft detected a pressure drop in the line that feeds the xenon gas to the thrusters, going from 36 ...
NASA’s Psyche Mission Suffers Strange Glitch on Its Way to a Metallic Asteroid
The Psyche spacecraft launched nearly two years ago and is currently on its way to rendezvous with a unique asteroid in an ...
Why collect asteroid samples? 4 essential reads on what these tiny bits of space rock can tell scientists
Missions that return asteroid samples bring home more than just very expensive dust. These samples can provide valuable ...
There’s a problem with the futuristic thrusters on NASA’s Psyche spacecraft
Psyche has an unusual propulsion system which uses ionized xenon and which gives off a blue glow. These thrusters use tiny amounts of xenon and expel charged atoms to move forwards. While electric ...
NASA's Psyche Spacecraft Suffers Glitch In Fuel System On Its Way To Metal-Rich Asteroid
In a blog post published last week, NASA revealed that the mission team noted a drop in fuel pressure of Psyche's propulsion ...
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Why collect asteroid samples? 4 essential reads on what these tiny bits of space rock can tell scientists
Launched in 2023 and currently traveling through space, NASA’s Psyche mission will explore a metallic asteroid. The Psyche asteroid likely contains platinum, nickel, iron and possibly gold ...