Asteroids

OSIRIS-REx (Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security-Regolith Explorer)
Asteroids
Johnson Space Center
Following a public unveiling of the United States’ first asteroid sample at 11 a.m. EDT Wednesday, Oct. 11, NASA will host a media teleconference and separate in-person interviews in English and Spanish with experts from the agency and the University of Arizona.
Posted October 5, 2023
General
Ames Research Center
Ames Research Center's Science Directorate
Asteroids
Discovery Program
Missions
NASA Centers & Facilities
Planetary Science Division
Psyche Asteroid
Psyche Mission
Science Mission Directorate
SOFIA (Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy) / 747-SP
The Solar System
When the asteroid Psyche has its first close-up with a NASA spacecraft, scientists hypothesize they will find a metal-rich asteroid. It could be part or all of the iron-rich interior of a planetesimal, an early planetary building block, that was stripped of its outer rocky shell as it repeatedly collided with other large bodies during […]
Posted October 2, 2023
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