65dBnoise on Nostr: #Psyche sees first light! Although still far from its 2029 encounter with the ...
#Psyche sees first light!
Although still far from its 2029 encounter with the asteroid, the spacecraft opened its eyes (twin cameras) and captured a total of 68 images, all within a star field in the constellation Pisces.
The spacecraft has already set a record by using a laser beam to communicate with Earth in an experiment called Deep Space Optical Communications (#DSOC).
https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasas-psyche-delivers-first-images-and-other-data
#NASA #Solarocks #space
Although still far from its 2029 encounter with the asteroid, the spacecraft opened its eyes (twin cameras) and captured a total of 68 images, all within a star field in the constellation Pisces.
The spacecraft has already set a record by using a laser beam to communicate with Earth in an experiment called Deep Space Optical Communications (#DSOC).
https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasas-psyche-delivers-first-images-and-other-data
#NASA #Solarocks #space