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This artist's conception shows a close-up of the heavily cratered surface of the Psyche asteroid.

January 4, 2017 / Karin Valentine

ASU to lead deep-space NASA mission for 1st time

Arizona State University’s Psyche Mission, a journey to a metal asteroid, has been selected for flight, marking the first time the school will lead a deep-space NASA mission and the first...
This artist's conception shows a close-up of the heavily cratered surface of the Psyche asteroid.

January 4, 2017 / NASA

NASA Selects Two Missions to Explore the Early Solar System

NASA has selected two missions that have the potential to open new windows on one of the earliest eras in the history of our solar system – a time less than 10 million years after the birth...
A picture of the Psyche team outside Maxar (formerly SSL).

December 20, 2016 / Karin Valentine

Journey to a metal world

After a grueling five-year pitch, a team of scientists — led by Lindy Elkins-Tanton, director of Arizona State University’s School of Earth and Space Exploration — recently completed...
This artist's conception shows a close-up of the Psyche asteroid. Image Credit: Peter Rubin

October 4, 2015 / Nikki Cassis

NASA selects ASU as finalist for next Discovery mission

NASA has selected five finalists for further study during the next year as a first step in choosing one or two new robotic missions for flight opportunities as early as 2020.