This event has passed. It took place on Tuesday, June 6, 2023.
Monthly Meeting
Public
NASA's Psyche Mission: Electric Voyage to a Metal Asteroid
Presenter: Bill Higgins
“Psyche” is a new NASA spacecraft-and also its destination, a dense asteroid that seems to contain a lot of metal. It will be the first spacecraft to visit any of the iron-rich asteroids. After launch this coming autumn, the craft will use electric propulsion to fly to Psyche, enter orbit, and study it closely to learn whether it might be the differentiated core of a shattered proto-planet. Join Fermilab physicist and NASA Solar System Ambassador Bill Higgins for a look at the Asteroid Belt’s latest explorer.
The public is welcome to attend, free of charge.
This event is open to the public and free of charge.