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Coverage dated October 10, 2023 to October 12, 2023

NASA spacecraft launched to mysterious and rare metal asteroid in first mission of its kind

Headline from KYMA Yuma, on the newest of 2 developments

NASA’s Psyche spacecraft rocketed away Friday on a six-year journey to a rare metal-covered asteroid.

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Developments in this update

2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. NASA's Psyche mission set for launch to metal-rich asteroid, looking for clues on how planets formed

    Headline from NBC Los Angeles ·

  2. Newest

    NASA spacecraft launched to mysterious and rare metal asteroid in first mission of its kind

    Headline from KYMA Yuma ·

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  1. Wyoming Public Media

    This next NASA mission to an asteroid is seriously metal (opens Wyoming Public Media)

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    Wyoming Public Media's feed description

    A NASA mission called Psyche is about to launch on a mission out to an unusual asteroid that's scientists believe is largely composed of metal.

  2. NBC New York

    NASA's Psyche mission set for launch to metal-rich asteroid, looking for clues on how planets formed (opens NBC New York)

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    NBC New York's feed description

    In a space-exploration-first, NASA’s Psyche mission will explore an asteroid made mostly out of metal rather than rocks. Scientists believe the Psyche asteroid may be the exposed core of an early planet — and it could tell us more about Earth.

  3. Live Science

    Psyche, NASA's mission to a huge metallic asteroid, lifts off on Oct. 12. Here's what you need to know. (opens Live Science)

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    Live Science's feed description

    Blasting off on Oct. 12., the NASA mission to visit the metal-rich asteroid 16 Psyche aims to find crucial clues about the formation of our solar system's planets.

  4. KYMA Yuma

    NASA spacecraft launched to mysterious and rare metal asteroid in first mission of its kind (opens KYMA Yuma)

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    KYMA Yuma's feed description

    NASA’s Psyche spacecraft rocketed away Friday on a six-year journey to a rare metal-covered asteroid.

  5. Los Angeles Times

    NASA spacecraft launched to mysterious, metallic asteroid in first mission of its kind (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    NASA’s Psyche spacecraft rocketed away Friday from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on a six-year journey to the rare metal-covered asteroid.

  6. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Psyche mission launches as NASA’s first trip to a metal world | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    KEYT Santa Barbara's feed description

    CNN By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — NASA has launched its first mission to a mysterious world made largely of metal, on a journey to find out

  7. CBS News

    NASA launches $1.2 billion Psyche asteroid probe on 6-year voyage to rare metal-rich asteroid (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    The asteroid Psyche may be a sample of planetary core material left over from the birth of the solar system 4.5 billion years ago.

  8. Scientific American

    NASA’s Psyche Mission Launches to Mysterious Metallic Asteroid (opens Scientific American)

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    Scientific American's feed description

    NASA’s Psyche mission is on its way to a heavy-metal asteroid of the same name—a type of object that scientists have never seen up close before

  9. KTVZ Bend

    Psyche mission launches as NASA’s first trip to a metal world (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    KTVZ Bend's feed description

    By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — NASA has launched its first mission to a mysterious world made largely of metal, on a journey to find out whether the asteroid is the exposed core of an early planetary building block from the beginning of the solar system. The Psyche mission lifted off at 10:19 a.

  10. Time

    NASA Launches First of Its Kind Mission to a Mysterious and Rare Metal Asteroid (opens Time)

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    Time's feed description

    Scientists believe the asteroid could shed light on the inaccessible centers of Earth and other rocky planets.

  11. Fox10 Phoenix

    NASA, SpaceX Psyche mission launches to explore metal-rich asteroid in deep space (opens Fox10 Phoenix)

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    Fox10 Phoenix's feed description

    NASA and SpaceX are hoping to launch their Psyche spacecraft into space on Friday from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Psych mission is seeking to explore a metal-rich asteroid located between Jupiter and Mars.

  12. ABC 13 Houston

    NASA spacecraft launched to mysterious and rare metal asteroid in 1st mission of its kind (opens ABC 13 Houston)

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    ABC 13 Houston's feed description

    NASA's Psyche spacecraft rocketed away Friday on a six-year journey to a rare metal-covered asteroid.

  13. The Guardian

    Nasa sends Psyche spacecraft to rare metal asteroid in first mission of its kind (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Scientists believe asteroid may be remains of an early planet’s core, and could shed light on inaccessible centers of rocky planets

  14. NBC News

    NASA's Psyche spacecraft launches on first mission ever to a metal-rich asteroid (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    Scientists are keen to investigate the asteroid because it could help them answer some of the enduring mysteries about how the solar system came to be.

  15. Anchorage Daily News

    NASA spacecraft begins 6-year journey to mysterious metal asteroid (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Anchorage Daily News's feed description

    SpaceX launched the Psyche spacecraft on Friday from Florida in a first-of-its-kind mission. Scientists believe the asteroid is the battered remnant of an early planet’s iron core.

  16. CNN

    NASA launches a spacecraft to visit Psyche, an unseen metal world (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    NASA has launched a spacecraft to study the metal asteroid Psyche to determine whether it’s the exposed core of an early planetary building block.

  17. Green Field Reporter

    NASA spacecraft launched to mysterious and rare metal asteroid in first mission of its kind - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    Green Field Reporter's feed description

    CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s Psyche spacecraft rocketed away Friday on a six-year journey to a rare metal-covered asteroid. Most asteroids tend to be rocky or icy, and this is the first exploration of a metal world.

  18. Digital Trends

    NASA's Psyche mission launches to explore a metal asteroid (opens Digital Trends)

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    Digital Trends's feed description

    NASA has successfully launched its Psyche spacecraft on a mission to visit a metal asteroid.

  19. Forbes

    NASA Launches Spacecraft To Explore Asteroid Made Of Metal (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    NASA launched its Psyche spacecraft that will travel to a metal-rich asteroid also named Psyche.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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