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2026-09-01 13:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-08-25)
WHERE IS PSYCHE?
- Barycentric speed: 26.60 km/s (-0.33 km/s)
- Psyche Orbit Insertion: August 2029🪨 Relative to 16 Psyche
- Distance (km): 362,044,790.63 km (-9,703,482.74 km)
- Distance (AU): 2.42 (-0.06)
- Light travel time: 20 min 7.65 s (-32.37 s)🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 299,268,515.05 km (-2,737,626.27 km)
- Distance (AU): 2.00 (-0.02)
- Light travel time: 16 min 38.25 s (-9.13 s) -
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