SpaceX and NASA have launched a mission to an asteroid located between Mars and Jupiter.

SpaceX and NASA launched the Psyche mission on October 13 to the Psyche asteroid, located between Mars and Jupiter.

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The Psyche spacecraft is set to study a metal-rich asteroid and probe its nickel-iron core. The mission will also test the Deep Space Optical Communications (DSOC) system. Psyche has a long journey ahead to the Main Asteroid Belt.

The asteroid Psyche is 280 km wide and 232 km long. Scientists don’t know exactly what it looks like, but it is clear that its surface contains nickel and iron. The asteroid is believed to be an ancient protoplanetary core, so thanks to it, humanity will learn more about the formation of planets.

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A @SpaceX Falcon Heavy ha launched the #MissiontoPsyche spacecraft from Launch Complex 39A. Spacecraft has begun its journey to Psyche, a metallurgical asteroid located between Mars and Jupiter. pic.twitter.com/P8xd6dPwG2

— NASA’s Kennedy Space Center (@NASAKennedy) October 13, 2023

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