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Two new missions selected by NASA Wednesday will help scientists understand the beginnings of our solar system. The missions -- called Lucy and Psyche and expected to launch in 2021 and 2023 ...

NASA has chosen SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy as the launch vehicle for its mission to the asteroid known as Psyche. Psyche, a very special asteroid that is believed to be largely made of metal.

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The probe launched on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket, beginning a six-year journey to one of the most enigmatic worlds in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. transcript A SpaceX Falcon Heavy ...

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MaxarASU/P. Rubin/NASA/JPL-Caltech The Psyche asteroid is so metal-rich, some scientists believe it’s the exposed core of a planetesimal, or a planet in the making that separated into layers.