Psyche is both the name of an asteroid orbiting the Sun between Mars and Jupiter — and the name of a NASA Discovery Mission led by Arizona State University to visit that asteroid.

The Psyche spacecraft is targeted to launch in summer 2022 and travel to the asteroid using solar-electric (low-thrust) propulsion, arriving in 2026, following a Mars flyby and gravity-assist in 2023. After arrival, the mission plan calls for 21 months spent at the asteroid, mapping it and studying its properties.

Learn more at: psyche.asu.edu/