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2026-08-25 13:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-08-18)
WHERE IS PSYCHE?
- Barycentric speed: 26.93 km/s (-0.32 km/s)
- Psyche Orbit Insertion: August 2029🪨 Relative to 16 Psyche
- Distance (km): 371,748,273.38 km (-9,853,145.03 km)
- Distance (AU): 2.48 (-0.07)
- Light travel time: 20 min 40.02 s (-32.87 s)🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 302,006,141.32 km (-2,423,311.45 km)
- Distance (AU): 2.02 (-0.02)
- Light travel time: 16 min 47.38 s (-8.08 s) -
2026-08-18 13:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-08-11)
WHERE IS PSYCHE?
- Barycentric speed: 27.24 km/s (-0.30 km/s)
- Psyche Orbit Insertion: August 2029🪨 Relative to 16 Psyche
- Distance (km): 381,601,418.40 km (-9,985,403.21 km)
- Distance (AU): 2.55 (-0.07)
- Light travel time: 21 min 12.89 s (-33.31 s)🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 304,429,452.76 km (-2,152,153.52 km)
- Distance (AU): 2.03 (-0.01)
- Light travel time: 16 min 55.47 s (-7.18 s) -
2026-08-11 13:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-08-04)
WHERE IS PSYCHE?
- Barycentric speed: 27.55 km/s (-0.29 km/s)
- Psyche Orbit Insertion: August 2029🪨 Relative to 16 Psyche
- Distance (km): 391,586,821.62 km (-10,097,758.93 km)
- Distance (AU): 2.62 (-0.07)
- Light travel time: 21 min 46.19 s (-33.68 s)🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 306,581,606.28 km (-1,919,865.28 km)
- Distance (AU): 2.05 (-0.01)
- Light travel time: 17 min 2.65 s (-6.40 s) -
2026-08-04 13:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-07-28)
WHERE IS PSYCHE?
- Barycentric speed: 27.84 km/s (-0.27 km/s)
- Psyche Orbit Insertion: August 2029🪨 Relative to 16 Psyche
- Distance (km): 401,684,603.88 km (-10,187,755.05 km)
- Distance (AU): 2.69 (-0.07)
- Light travel time: 22 min 19.92 s (-33.98 s)🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 308,501,454.57 km (-1,745,760.76 km)
- Distance (AU): 2.06 (-0.01)
- Light travel time: 17 min 9.08 s (-5.82 s) -
2026-07-28 13:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-07-21)
WHERE IS PSYCHE?
- Barycentric speed: 28.11 km/s (-0.24 km/s)
- Psyche Orbit Insertion: August 2029🪨 Relative to 16 Psyche
- Distance (km): 411,872,358.93 km (-10,253,072.01 km)
- Distance (AU): 2.75 (-0.07)
- Light travel time: 22 min 53.90 s (-34.20 s)🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 310,247,215.33 km (-1,638,126.64 km)
- Distance (AU): 2.07 (-0.01)
- Light travel time: 17 min 14.90 s (-5.46 s) -
2026-07-21 13:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-07-14)
WHERE IS PSYCHE?
- Barycentric speed: 28.35 km/s (-0.22 km/s)
- Psyche Orbit Insertion: August 2029🪨 Relative to 16 Psyche
- Distance (km): 422,125,430.94 km (-10,291,619.64 km)
- Distance (AU): 2.82 (-0.07)
- Light travel time: 23 min 28.10 s (-34.33 s)🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 311,885,341.97 km (-1,584,622.18 km)
- Distance (AU): 2.08 (-0.01)
- Light travel time: 17 min 20.37 s (-5.29 s) -
2026-07-14 13:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-07-07)
WHERE IS PSYCHE?
- Barycentric speed: 28.57 km/s (-0.19 km/s)
- Psyche Orbit Insertion: August 2029🪨 Relative to 16 Psyche
- Distance (km): 432,417,050.58 km (-10,301,655.36 km)
- Distance (AU): 2.89 (-0.07)
- Light travel time: 24 min 2.43 s (-34.36 s)🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 313,469,964.15 km (-1,574,456.06 km)
- Distance (AU): 2.10 (-0.01)
- Light travel time: 17 min 25.66 s (-5.25 s) -
2026-07-07 13:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-06-30)
WHERE IS PSYCHE?
- Barycentric speed: 28.75 km/s (-0.16 km/s)
- Psyche Orbit Insertion: August 2029🪨 Relative to 16 Psyche
- Distance (km): 442,718,705.94 km (-10,281,891.30 km)
- Distance (AU): 2.96 (-0.07)
- Light travel time: 24 min 36.80 s (-34.30 s)🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 315,044,420.21 km (-1,620,894.96 km)
- Distance (AU): 2.11 (-0.01)
- Light travel time: 17 min 30.91 s (-5.41 s) -
2026-06-30 13:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-06-23)
WHERE IS PSYCHE?
- Barycentric speed: 28.91 km/s (-0.12 km/s)
- Psyche Orbit Insertion: August 2029🪨 Relative to 16 Psyche
- Distance (km): 453,000,597.24 km (-10,231,593.00 km)
- Distance (AU): 3.03 (-0.07)
- Light travel time: 25 min 11.09 s (-34.13 s)🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 316,665,315.17 km (-1,730,815.69 km)
- Distance (AU): 2.12 (-0.01)
- Light travel time: 17 min 36.31 s (-5.77 s) -
2026-06-23 13:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-06-16)
WHERE IS PSYCHE?
- Barycentric speed: 29.03 km/s (-0.08 km/s)
- Psyche Orbit Insertion: August 2029🪨 Relative to 16 Psyche
- Distance (km): 463,232,190.24 km (-10,150,658.43 km)
- Distance (AU): 3.10 (-0.07)
- Light travel time: 25 min 45.22 s (-33.86 s)🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 318,396,130.86 km (-1,889,699.38 km)
- Distance (AU): 2.13 (-0.01)
- Light travel time: 17 min 42.09 s (-6.30 s) -
@angryastro
Hundreds of millions of kilometers away in the Main Asteroid Belt, there's an asteroid unlike any other.
We think it's the remnant of a planetary core.
It has a residual magnetic field.
And, we think, it has a treasure trove of precious metals.
https://youtu.be/NcPfoxOHqi0 -
2026-06-16 13:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-06-09)
WHERE IS PSYCHE?
- Barycentric speed: 29.11 km/s (-0.05 km/s)
- Psyche Orbit Insertion: August 2029🪨 Relative to 16 Psyche
- Distance (km): 473,382,848.67 km (-10,039,669.56 km)
- Distance (AU): 3.16 (-0.07)
- Light travel time: 26 min 19.08 s (-33.49 s)🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 320,285,830.24 km (-2,080,150.78 km)
- Distance (AU): 2.14 (-0.01)
- Light travel time: 17 min 48.39 s (-6.94 s) -
2026-06-09 13:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-06-02)
WHERE IS PSYCHE?
- Barycentric speed: 29.16 km/s (-0.01 km/s)
- Psyche Orbit Insertion: August 2029🪨 Relative to 16 Psyche
- Distance (km): 483,422,518.23 km (-9,899,914.72 km)
- Distance (AU): 3.23 (-0.07)
- Light travel time: 26 min 52.57 s (-33.02 s)🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 322,365,981.02 km (-2,307,996.06 km)
- Distance (AU): 2.15 (-0.02)
- Light travel time: 17 min 55.33 s (-7.70 s) -
2026-06-02 13:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-05-26)
WHERE IS PSYCHE?
- Barycentric speed: 29.17 km/s (+0.03 km/s)
- Psyche Orbit Insertion: August 2029🪨 Relative to 16 Psyche
- Distance (km): 493,321,448.44 km (-9,733,803.62 km)
- Distance (AU): 3.30 (-0.07)
- Light travel time: 27 min 25.59 s (-32.47 s)🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 324,673,666.30 km (-2,579,054.41 km)
- Distance (AU): 2.17 (-0.02)
- Light travel time: 18 min 3.03 s (-8.60 s) -
2026-05-26 13:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-05-19)
WHERE IS PSYCHE?
- Barycentric speed: 29.13 km/s (+0.07 km/s)
- Psyche Orbit Insertion: August 2029🪨 Relative to 16 Psyche
- Distance (km): 503,055,252.06 km (-9,543,620.54 km)
- Distance (AU): 3.36 (-0.06)
- Light travel time: 27 min 58.06 s (-31.84 s)🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 327,252,720.71 km (-2,877,637.38 km)
- Distance (AU): 2.19 (-0.02)
- Light travel time: 18 min 11.63 s (-9.60 s) -
2026-05-19 13:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-05-12)
WHERE IS PSYCHE?
- Barycentric speed: 29.06 km/s (+0.49 km/s)
- Mars Gravity Assist - already occurred🪨 Relative to 16 Psyche
- Distance (km): 512,598,872.59 km (-9,371,169.34 km)
- Distance (AU): 3.43 (-0.06)
- Light travel time: 28 min 29.90 s (-31.26 s)🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 330,130,358.09 km (-3,434,896.79 km)
- Distance (AU): 2.21 (-0.02)
- Light travel time: 18 min 21.23 s (-11.46 s) -
2026-05-12 13:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-05-05)
WHERE IS PSYCHE?
- Barycentric speed: 28.58 km/s (+0.20 km/s)
- Mars Gravity Assist in: 3 days🪨 Relative to 16 Psyche
- Distance (km): 521,970,041.93 km (-9,117,147.81 km)
- Distance (AU): 3.49 (-0.06)
- Light travel time: 29 min 1.16 s (-30.41 s)🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 333,565,254.88 km (-3,988,593.80 km)
- Distance (AU): 2.23 (-0.03)
- Light travel time: 18 min 32.69 s (-13.30 s) -
2026-05-05 13:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-04-28)
WHERE IS PSYCHE?
- Barycentric speed: 28.38 km/s (+0.22 km/s)
- Mars Gravity Assist in: 10 days🪨 Relative to 16 Psyche
- Distance (km): 531,087,189.75 km (-8,838,331.88 km)
- Distance (AU): 3.55 (-0.06)
- Light travel time: 29 min 31.57 s (-29.48 s)🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 337,553,848.68 km (-4,273,091.19 km)
- Distance (AU): 2.26 (-0.03)
- Light travel time: 18 min 45.99 s (-14.25 s) -
2026-04-28 13:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-04-21)
WHERE IS PSYCHE?
- Barycentric speed: 28.16 km/s (+0.24 km/s)
- Mars Gravity Assist in: 17 days🪨 Relative to 16 Psyche
- Distance (km): 539,925,521.63 km (-8,552,856.04 km)
- Distance (AU): 3.61 (-0.06)
- Light travel time: 30 min 1.05 s (-28.53 s)🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 341,826,939.87 km (-4,544,364.47 km)
- Distance (AU): 2.28 (-0.03)
- Light travel time: 19 min 0.25 s (-15.16 s) -
2026-04-21 13:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-04-14)
WHERE IS PSYCHE?
- Barycentric speed: 27.92 km/s (+0.27 km/s)
- Mars Gravity Assist in: 24 days🪨 Relative to 16 Psyche
- Distance (km): 548,478,377.67 km (-8,263,303.30 km)
- Distance (AU): 3.67 (-0.06)
- Light travel time: 30 min 29.58 s (-27.56 s)🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 346,371,304.34 km (-4,778,939.52 km)
- Distance (AU): 2.32 (-0.03)
- Light travel time: 19 min 15.41 s (-15.94 s) -
2026-03-10 13:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-03-03)
WHERE IS PSYCHE?
- Barycentric speed: 26.09 km/s (+0.34 km/s)
- Mars Gravity Assist in: 66 days🪨 Relative to 16 Psyche
- Distance (km): 593,754,608.03 km (-6,578,713.34 km)
- Distance (AU): 3.97 (-0.04)
- Light travel time: 33 min 0.61 s (-21.94 s)🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 377,189,652.31 km (-5,291,266.20 km)
- Distance (AU): 2.52 (-0.04)
- Light travel time: 20 min 58.21 s (-17.65 s) -
2026-02-17 13:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-02-10)
WHERE IS PSYCHE?
- Barycentric speed: 25.07 km/s (+0.34 km/s)
- Mars Gravity Assist in: 87 days🪨 Relative to 16 Psyche
- Distance (km): 612,730,531.45 km (-5,837,531.81 km)
- Distance (AU): 4.10 (-0.04)
- Light travel time: 34 min 3.91 s (-19.47 s)🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 392,713,728.33 km (-4,803,200.22 km)
- Distance (AU): 2.63 (-0.03)
- Light travel time: 21 min 49.99 s (-16.02 s) -
2026-01-13 13:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-01-06)
WHERE IS PSYCHE?
- Barycentric speed: 23.39 km/s (+0.33 km/s)
- Mars Gravity Assist in: 122 days🪨 Relative to 16 Psyche
- Distance (km): 639,688,250.36 km (-4,794,007.53 km)
- Distance (AU): 4.28 (-0.03)
- Light travel time: 35 min 33.84 s (-15.99 s)🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 413,306,890.97 km (-2,809,603.63 km)
- Distance (AU): 2.76 (-0.02)
- Light travel time: 22 min 58.69 s (-9.37 s) -
NASA’s Psyche Mission Tracks Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS
Captured by the mission’s multispectral imager, these observations help astronomers refine the comet's trajectory.
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The Optical Communications Telescope Laboratory at JPL’s Table Mountain Facility near Wrightwood, California, beams its eight-laser beacon to the Deep Space Optical Communications flight laser transceiver aboard NASA’s Psyche spacecraft.
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasas-deep-space-communications-demo-exceeds-project-expectations#space #Psyche #PsycheSpacecraft #PsycheMission #spacecraft #astrodon #science #news #deepspace
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NASA’s Deep Space Communications Demo Exceeds Project Expectations https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/stmd/tech-demo-missions-program/deep-space-optical-communications-dsoc/nasas-deep-space-communications-demo-exceeds-project-expectations/ #NASA #DeepSpaceOpticalCommunicationsDSOC #JetPropulsionLaboratory #PsycheMission #SpaceCommunicationsNavigationProgram #SpaceOperationsMissionDirectorate #SpaceTechnologyMissionDirectorate #TechDemoMissions
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As seen by the #PsycheMission, #3I will be a dot.
But it will be a very interesting dot.
QT Andrew Jones @AndrewJonesSpace
2025 September 4A closest approach of NASA space Psyche to the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS happened earlier today, at around 0.301 AU. The agency confirms that Psyche-on its way to study an asteroid-is a part of a campaign to observe & study the comet, so we might learn more in the near future.
https://bsky.app/profile/andrewjonesspace.bsky.social/post/3lxznpcwzr223
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Images of the Earth and Moon from 290 million kilometers by the #PsycheMission : https://www.nasa.gov/missions/psyche-mission/nasas-psyche-captures-images-of-earth-moon/
Or, alternatively, "Psyche Mission finds evidence of life on Earth".
Since the multispectral imager should pick up the red edge from vegetation as well as blue skies and blue water.
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NASA’s Psyche Captures Images of Earth, Moon https://www.nasa.gov/missions/psyche-mission/nasas-psyche-captures-images-of-earth-moon/ #NASA #PsycheMission #Asteroids #JetPropulsionLaboratory #TheSolarSystem
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The Psyche spacecraft recently captured multiple star and planet images. Observations of Jupiter and Mars helps to determine how the cameras respond to solar system objects that shine by reflected sunlight, just like the Psyche asteroid.
📷: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU
https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/pia26563-nasas-psyche-images-stars-jovian-system/#Psyche #spacecraft #PsycheSpacecraft #PsycheMission #asteroid #space #science #STEM #news #astrodon #Jupiter #Mars #engineering