Key-Points<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\nLocated around 370 million kilometres away from Earth, asteroid 16 Psyche is one of the most massive objects in the asteroid belt in our solar system. The somewhat potato-shaped asteroid has a diameter of around 140 miles, according to NASA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was first discovered on March 17, 1853, by the Italian astronomer Annibale de Gasparis and was named after the ancient Greek goddess of the soul, Psyche.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
New images from NASA\u2019s Hubble Space Telescope offer a closer view of the asteroid 16 Psyche, whose surface may mostly comprise iron and nickel, similar to the Earth\u2019s core.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Scientists believe that the asteroid may be the leftover core of an earlier planet that lost its crust and mantle after multiple collisions during the creation of our solar system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The exact composition and origins of the asteroid will be uncovered in 2022, when NASA sends an unmanned spacecraft to study it up close.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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