NASA Psyche Mission Charting a Metallic World_1080p

The NASA Psyche mission is a space exploration mission that aims to visit a unique metallic asteroid called 16 Psyche. This asteroid is believed to be made almost entirely of metal, primarily iron and nickel, and it's thought to be the exposed core of a protoplanet that may have been one of the building blocks of the early solar system.

The mission's objectives include studying the asteroid's composition, structure, and magnetic field, which could help us understand more about the formation and evolution of our solar system's planets and other celestial bodies. The mission also has the potential to provide insights into Earth's own core, which is not directly accessible for study.

The spacecraft for the Psyche mission is expected to launch on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket and will use solar-electric propulsion to reach the asteroid. It's planned to arrive at 16 Psyche in the 2020s and will spend a significant amount of time studying the asteroid up close.
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