NASA's Psyche metal asteroid mission launches this week: Here's what you need to know
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A NASA mission to explore a metal-rich asteroid has launched from the Kennedy Space Center. The Psyche spacecraft is expected to fly by Mars, with some reports indicating it will pass within 3,000 miles of the planet. The mission aims to explore a metal asteroid, although details of its trajectory and ultimate destination are not entirely clear.
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