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The strangest object NASA has ever visited
Deep in the asteroid belt lies Psyche, an object unlike anything humans have ever explored. Instead of rock or ice, this world appears to be made largely of metal—possibly the exposed core of a failed planet from the early solar system. NASA’s Psyche mission aims to uncover how such an object formed and what it reveals about the building blocks of planets like Earth. Visiting Psyche isn’t just a mission to an asteroid—it’s a journey into the hidden interior of worlds themselves.