NASA is scheduled to launch Psyche, a mission to study an asteroid of the same name, as early as October 5. Launch was planned for last year but was delayed by problems with software and other components. Psyche is the largest metal-rich asteroid. Studying it at close range could provide new information about the formation of Earth and the other inner planets. Arrival at the asteroid is scheduled for July 2029. [NASA/JPL/Caltech/Arizona State Univ./Space Systems Loral/Peter Rubin]