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 ...

The mission launched on Oct. 13, 2023, at 10:19 a.m. EDT (1419 GMT) atop a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from Kennedy Space Center in ... size Psyche is mostly metal. It is up to 95% nickel and ...

The first metal thingamajig ever 3D printed in space has landed on Earth, where European Space Agency (ESA) scientists are now studying it. In a press release, the ESA announced that the object ...

British startup Magdrive claims it can help with both, via a new propulsion system for spacecraft that will launch into space for the first time later this year and will be fueled by solid metal.

A collaboration between Airbus, Cranfield University, and the European Space Agency (ESA) brought about the first metal 3D printer in space, and has printed its first metal product on the ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The first metal 3D printer aboard the International Space Station ...