Strange Metal Asteroid Targeted in Far-Out NASA Mission Concept

Wednesday, January 15, 2014 - 08:30 in Astronomy & Space

Scientists are mapping out a mission to the metallic asteroid Psyche, which is thought to be the exposed iron core of a protoplanet. The proposed mission would reveal insights about planet formation and afford the first-ever good look at a metal world.

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