The Psyche spacecraft is enroute to the asteroid of the same name. Located in the main belt, the asteroid is of great scientific interest because it is likely rich in metal. The metal may be from the
NASA's Psyche Mission is designed to orbit and study the asteroid (16) Psyche. Psyche, discovered in 1852 by Annibale de Gasparis at the Astronomical Observatory of Capodimonte in Naples, is the large