HAI Community|NASA launching Psyche mission to explore metallic asteroid: How to watch the cosmic quest

2025-05-07 10:42:45source:Leonard Hohenbergcategory:My

A NASA spacecraft will launch Thursday in a highly-anticipated mission though the solar system that scientists hope will reveal secrets about Earth's own core.

After years of planning and HAI Communitya year-long delay, NASA is planning to launch Psyche from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida on Thursday at 10:16 a.m. ET. Psyche is named for the asteroid to which it is headed to visit and gather information.

NASA is streaming the launch, with live coverage beginning at 9:15 a.m. ET Thursday. You can watch the launch at the video embed at the top of this page, or on NASA Television, the NASA app, NASA website and the agency's accounts on Twitch, X, Daily Motion and YouTube.

Once launched, Psyche is expected to take a six-year, 2.2 billion-mile journey to the Psyche asteroid, which orbits the sun between Mars and Jupiter.

Psyche mission:What to know about NASA's long-awaited trip to a strange metal asteroid

More:My

Recommend

US wholesale inflation accelerated in November in sign that some price pressures remain elevated

WASHINGTON (AP) — Wholesale costs in the United States picked up sharply last month, signaling that

Trump calls Maine Gov. Janet Mills a man in a mistake-riddled call to supporters, newspaper reports

BANGOR, Maine (AP) — Republican Donald Trump mixed up Democratic Gov. Janet Mills’ gender on a phone

Sandbags, traffic, boarded-up windows: Photos show Florida bracing for Hurricane Milton

The intensity of Hurricane Milton has been closely monitored throughout the Sunshine State and aroun