NASA’s Psyche spacecraft to launch on August 1; mission to reveal facts about Earth's core - Republic World

NASA says that the probe will spend about 21 months orbiting the asteroid and will map the space rock to provide insights into planetary cores.

NASAs mission to examine the metal-rich asteroid 16 Psyche is nearing its launch date. In a recent update, the US space agency revealed August 1 as the possible launch date from Launch Complex 39A at… [+2261 chars]

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