Psyche asteroid probe set for long-awaited launch from Space Coast

NASA's Psyche probe, set to study the metal-rich asteroid Psyche, is preparing for launch from Kennedy Space Center in October. The mission aims to understand the composition and formation of planets like Earth by exploring one of the few known asteroids made of metal. The probe will travel 2.5 billion miles to reach Psyche, which orbits the sun between Mars and Jupiter. It will carry cameras, a magnetometer, a gamma-ray spectrometer, and other instruments to study the asteroid's magnetic field, composition, and gravity field. The mission, which has been in the works for 12 years, is expected to provide valuable scientific results after a two-decade journey.