When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU Scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have ...

Scientists have speculated that Psyche is the remnant of a planetesimal, the leftover metallic core of a failed planet. Further observations of the asteroid could hold clues to Psyche's chemical ...

Hydrated minerals have paradoxically been found by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) on the surface of 16 Psyche, a metallic asteroid that's the target of a NASA mission that launched in October ...

The asteroid Psyche may have once had vents that spewed molten metal — but only if it is chemically similar to rare, metal-rich meteorites, a new study suggests. The study, which was published online ...

The enormous asteroid has been estimated to be worth $10,000 quadrillion—more than the entire economy on our planet—due to the high quantities of precious metals it contains, including gold, iron and ...

A recent study using data from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has unveiled new insights into the mysterious asteroid 16 Psyche. Once thought to be a metallic remnant of a planetesimal’s core, ...

Data from the James Webb Space Telescope indicates Psyche could be covered in water and a chemical that combines with iron to form rust. Reading time 2 minutes When a NASA mission finally arrives at ...

A NASA JPL mission launched Friday, marking a space exploration milestone: the Psyche mission is the first time the space agency has sent a probe to a world primarily made of metal, rather than rocks ...

A NASA spacecraft has set out on its six-year journey to a rare metal-covered asteroid. The Psyche mission aboard SpaceX's Falcon Heavy launched from NASA's Kennedy Space Center Friday morning toward ...

The Psyche spacecraft launched nearly two years ago and is currently on its way to rendezvous with a unique asteroid in an effort to understand the origins of Earth. Although it’s still a few years ...

When most people think of a meteorite, they imagine a lump of iron-nickel metal. And while there are plenty of those, stony meteorites peppered with fine metal flakes are far more common. Psyche, a ...