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 ...

NASA is heading to Psyche—an asteroid unlike anything we’ve ever explored, believed to be packed with metal instead of rock and ice. Some scientists think Psyche could be the exposed core of an ...

NASA’s Psyche spacecraft has officially resumed full-time propulsion following a temporary suspension earlier this year. According to a report from NASA Science, engineers successfully restored the ...

A NASA spacecraft bound for an unexplored metal-rich asteroid has reignited its plasma thrusters, continuing its cruise deeper into the Solar System after switching to a backup fuel line. The $1.4 ...

NASA’s Psyche spacecraft, located nearly 150 million miles from Earth on the way to an unexplored metal asteroid, has stopped firing its engines after detecting a problem in its propulsion system.

Artist's concept of Psyche. Credit: NASA HOUSTON—NASA says it has remedied a drop in the pressure of the electric propulsion system fuel line aboard the Psyche spacecraft that is en route to a large, ...

HOUSTON—NASA’s Psyche mission spacecraft has resumed solar electric propulsion operations after being successfully switched to a backup fuel line. The solar-powered asteroid probe’s four thrusters ...

An innovative experiment flying aboard NASA's Psyche mission just hit its first major milestone by successfully carrying out the most distant demonstration of laser communications. The tech demo could ...

PHOENIX — There is thought to be a metal asteroid in space called 16 Psyche, quite a change from an asteroid’s normal composition of rocky or icy bodies. The asteroid is considered to have a core ...