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Star field with labeled stars and trajectory of an object from Sept 8 to Sept 9, 2025. Inset shows a close-up with scale

December 4, 2025 / NASA

NASA’s Psyche Mission Tracks Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS

NASA’s Psyche observed interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS over the course of eight hours on Sept. 8 and 9, when the comet was about 33 million miles (53 million kilometers) from the spacecraft. Captured...
Star field with labeled stars HIP 61424, AX CVn, HIP 60569, HIP 61320, HIP 61309, HIP 61114, HIP 61818.

November 19, 2025 / NASA

View Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Through NASA’s Multiple Lenses

NASA is in the midst of an unprecedented solar system-wide observation campaign, turning its spacecraft and space telescopes to follow comet 3I/ATLAS, the third known interstellar object to pass...
3D rendering of the Psyche spacecraft with solar panels extended, set against a starry space background

June 20, 2025 / NASA

NASA’s Psyche Spacecraft Resumes Full-Time Propulsion

NASA’s Psyche spacecraft resumed full thruster operations on June 16, and the propulsion system is performing as expected after mission engineers switched to a backup propellant line. They...
3D rendering of the Psyche spacecraft with solar panels extended, set against a starry space background

May 28, 2025 / NASA

NASA’s Psyche Spacecraft Using Backup Fuel Line

Engineers with NASA’s Psyche mission have developed a solution to address the decrease in fuel pressure they detected recently in the spacecraft’s propulsion system: They have successfully...
3D rendering of the Psyche spacecraft with solar panels extended, set against a starry space background

April 29, 2025 / NASA

NASA’s Psyche Mission Looking Into Propulsion System

Engineers with NASA’s Psyche mission are working to determine what caused a recent decrease in fuel pressure in the spacecraft’s propulsion system. The spacecraft relies on solar electric...
Engineers in clean suits work on NASA's Psyche spacecraft in a lab, with an American flag in the background

November 17, 2023 / NASA

NASA’s Deep Space Optical Comm Demo Sends, Receives First Data

DSOC, an experiment that could transform how spacecraft communicate, has achieved ‘first light,’ sending data via laser to and from far beyond the Moon for the first time. NASA’s Deep Space...
Rocket launching with bright flames and smoke, a water tower in the background, and a clear sky

October 13, 2023 / NASA

NASA’s Psyche Spacecraft, Optical Comms Demo En Route to Asteroid

NASA’s Psyche spacecraft is on its voyage to an asteroid of the same name, a metal-rich world that could tell us more about the formation of rocky planets. Psyche successfully launched 10:19...
NASA Psyche rocket on launch pad with cloudy sky background

October 12, 2023 / NASA

Weather 40% Favorable for Friday Psyche Launch

Weather officials with Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s 45th Weather Squadron predict a 40% chance of favorable weather conditions for the launch of NASA’s Psyche mission at 10:19 a.m....
NASA and Psyche logos on a spacecraft fairing inside a facility, part of the Psyche mission transport to LC 39A

October 11, 2023 / NASA

Weather Delays NASA’s Psyche Launch, Now Targeting Oct. 13

NASA and SpaceX are standing down from the Oct. 12 launch of the agency’s Psyche mission due to unfavorable weather conditions. NASA and SpaceX are now targeting launch at 10:19 a.m. EDT Friday,...
NASA’s Psyche Mission on Track for Liftoff Next Month

October 4, 2023 / NASA

NASA Invites Public to Share in Excitement of Psyche Mission

NASA is inviting the public to take part in virtual activities ahead of the launch of NASA’s Psyche spacecraft. The Psyche spacecraft will travel about 2.2 billion miles to study a metal-rich...
NASA's Psyche spacecraft in a clean room, with technicians in protective gear working nearby

October 4, 2023 / NASA

NASA Sets Coverage for Psyche Spacecraft Launch to Metal World

NASA will provide coverage of the upcoming prelaunch and launch activities for its Psyche mission to a metal-rich asteroid. Launch is targeted for 10:16 a.m. EDT Thursday, Oct. 12, on a SpaceX...
This artist's conception shows the Psyche spacecraft against a starry background orbiting above the heavily cratered surface of the Psyche asteroid.

September 28, 2023 / NASA

NASA’s Psyche Mission Targeting Oct. 12 for Launch

NASA and SpaceX are now targeting Oct. 12 at 10:16 a.m. EDT for a Falcon Heavy launch of the Psyche mission from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center. The change allows the NASA team to...