Rubypoint-NASA launching Psyche mission to explore metallic asteroid: How to watch the cosmic quest

2025-05-08 07:13:52source:Solarsuns Investment Guildcategory:Markets

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 Rubypointa 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:Markets

Recommend

Millions of kids are still skipping school. Could the answer be recess — and a little cash?

MEDFORD, Mass. (AP) — Flerentin “Flex” Jean-Baptiste missed so much school he had to repeat his fres

Kids play hockey more skillfully and respectfully than ever, yet rough stuff still exists on the ice

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Tension is smoldering between each scrap for the puck and Blayke Nelson can often

Trump lawyers say he’s prepared to post $100 million bond while appealing staggering fraud penalty

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s lawyers told a New York appellate court Wednesday that he’s prepared