When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Proof that metal-spewing vents caused Psyche's metallic sheen includes metal flows — akin to ...

A recent study using data from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has unveiled new insights into the mysterious asteroid 16 Psyche. Once thought to be a metallic remnant of a planetesimal’s core, ...

The widely studied metallic asteroid known as 16 Psyche was long thought to be the exposed iron core of a small planet that failed to form during the earliest days of the solar system. But new ...

NASA has moved a mission to visit asteroid 16 Psyche to 2026. The asteroid is estimated to be worth more than $10,000 quadrillion — more than the global economy — thanks to the nickel-iron metal that ...

The spacecraft, bound for a metallic asteroid, turned to snap a striking image of our home planet from 180 million miles away. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...