Scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope discovered rust on asteroid Psyche, hinting at its water-rich past and complex formation. NASA New Mission: Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), scientists have uncovered a significant finding on the metal-rich asteroid Psyche. This discovery involves a component of water, specifically suggesting the presence of rust. This …
The Psyche spacecraft headed out to rendezvous with a metal-rich asteroid of the same name has fired its ion propulsion system. The innovative thrusters look like they are straight out of a sci-fi novel. The thrusters emit an eerie blue glow as the spacecraft travels through space. An image of an electric thruster at …
2023 has been a ground-breaking year for NASA. From receiving asteroid sample to launching Psyche spacecraft, the US space agency achieved various milestones. As the year ends, we have compiled a list of 10 achievements of NASA. 10 top achievements of NASA in 2023: 1. This year NASA Astronaut Frank Rubio achieved a historic milestone …
In a successful demonstration of new laser communications capabilities, beamed an ultra-high definition video across 19 million miles of space from its Psyche spacecraft to Earth earlier this month. It’s the first time a UHD streaming video has been sent from deep space via laser. The history-making video? A 15-second clip of an orange cat …
It departed our planet just over two months ago, but NASA’s Psyche spacecraft is already 16 million miles from Earth, well on its way to its main destination: the asteroid Psyche. Eager to prove its readiness, the spacecraft recently beamed back the first images captured by both of its cameras to create a tantalizing mosaic …
NASA has shared the first images taken by its Psyche mission, which launched in October to study a strange metal asteroid located in the main belt between Mars and Jupiter. The spacecraft, which is still on its long journey, is expected to make its arrival at the asteroid in 2029 and is currently between the …
NASA launched its Psyche mission on October 13 this year. After nearly two months of journey through space with ‘closed eyes’, Psyche has finally seen the ‘first light’. The cameras onboard Psyche were off for all this while. But on Monday (Dec 4), the cameras were turned on and the spacecraft has sent first image …