SwRI-led team finds evidence of hydration on Asteroid Psyche

SwRI-led team finds evidence of hydration on Asteroid Psyche

Using data from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, a Southwest Research Institute-led team has confirmed hydroxyl molecules on the surface of the metallic asteroid Psyche. The presence of hydrated minerals suggests a complex history for Psyche, important context for the NASA spacecraft en route to this interesting asteroid orbiting the Sun between Mars and Jupiter. … Read more