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NASA's Psyche Mission Aims to Uncover Planetary Secrets by 2029

3/19/2026

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NASA's Psyche mission will study asteroid 16 Psyche, the largest known metal-rich body in the main asteroid belt, with a planned 2029 arrival.
University of Arizona researchers simulated a large crater on Psyche to determine how porosity affects crater formation.
If Psyche is an exposed planetary core, it could reveal a violent phase of planetary evolution that remains unobservable.

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NASA's Psyche mission will study asteroid 16 Psyche, the largest known metal-rich body in the main asteroid belt, with a planned 2029 arrival.
University of Arizona researchers simulated a large crater on Psyche to determine how porosity affects crater formation.
If Psyche is an exposed planetary core, it could reveal a violent phase of planetary evolution that remains unobservable.