Some years ago, the consensus was that asteroid (16) Psyche was almost entirely metal.
New data on density, radar properties, and spectral signatures indicate that the asteroid is …

The asteroid (16) Psyche may be the metal-rich remnant of a differentiated planetesimal, or it
may be a highly reduced, metal-rich asteroidal material that never differentiated. The NASA …

Context. The classification of the minor bodies of the Solar System based on observables
has been continuously developed and iterated over the past 40 yr. While prior iterations …

In a previous study, we analysed the spectra of 230 cool (T eff< 9000 K) white dwarfs
exhibiting strong metal contamination, measuring abundances for Ca, Mg, Fe and in some …

In May 2019, the mission concept for Psyche: Journey to a Metal World, led by principal
investigator Dr. Lindy Elkins-Tanton of Arizona State University, was authorized to enter its …

Using the S-band radar at Arecibo Observatory, we observed 16 Psyche, the largest M-class
asteroid in the main belt. We obtained 18 radar imaging and 6 continuous wave runs in …

Near-Earth Asteroids (NEAs) offer insight into a size range of objects that are not easily
observed in the main asteroid belt. Previous studies on the diversity of the NEA population …

In January 2017, Psyche and a second mission concept were selected by NASA for flight as
part of the 14th Discovery mission competition. Assigned for an initial launch date in 2023 …

Context. The source regions of ordinary chondrites (~ 80% of all falls) and large S-type near-
Earth objects (NEOs;~ 30%) have recently been identified with three young asteroid families …

Context. Asteroid (16) Psyche is the target of the NASA Psyche mission. It is considered one
of the few main-belt bodies that could be an exposed proto-planetary metallic core and that …