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The Psyche spacecraft has successfully launched on a Falcon Heavy rocket to study a unique metal-rich asteroid orbiting the sun between Mars and Jupiter.
Kennedy Space Center, Florida
Who
NASA and SpaceX
What
The Psyche spacecraft has successfully launched on a Falcon Heavy rocket to study a unique metal-rich asteroid orbiting the sun between Mars and Jupiter.
When
Sun, 07 Jun 2026 07:00:06 GMT · 2d 3h ago
Where
Kennedy Space Center, Florida · 28.5729°N, 80.6490°W
Why
This is the first mission to explore a world made primarily of metal rather than rock or ice, aiming to understand the building blocks of planet formation.
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How this affects you
This mission provides scientists with a rare opportunity to examine what could be the core of an early planet, potentially revealing secrets about Earth's own inaccessible core.
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