Know about Psyche: NASA's mission to a huge metallic asteroid

NASA's mission to a huge metallic asteroid named Psyche is set to launch on October 12.

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It will explore the asteroid Psyche which is a unique metal-rich object that is thought to be an exposed core of an early planet.

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The Psyche aircraft will carry 3 instruments alongside a gravity science investigation to study the asteroid's composition, geology, magnetic field and gravity.

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The mission is set to be launched from NASA's Kennedy Space Centre in Florida on October 12.

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The mission will use Space X's Falcon which is the most powerful rocket in the world

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The spacecraft is expected to reach the asteroid in 2029 and will orbit it for around 26 months.

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