🚀 NASA Psyche mission launches aboard eighth SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch

Plus: Moon's old magnetism, Google's generative AI, and Uncrewed submarines Sponsored by SpaceX successfully launched NASA's Psyche spacecraft into space during its eighth Falcon Heavy mission. Yesterday, NASA's Psyche mission lifted off aboard a Falcon Heavy rocket from Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. It aims to travel approximately 2.2 billion miles to investigate the asteroid 16 Psyche, which scientists estimate could contain heavy metals with a total value greater than that of the entire global economy. Learn more about the mission in today's [Must Read](. Good morning. I’m Shubhangi, an editorial assistant at IE. This is the Blueprint. Let's dive into it. VIDEO OF THE DAY [Is Nikola Tesla Overrated?]( This robot will save your life The Vine Robot, inspired by nature, uses compressed air for medical procedures like intubation and can lift objects up to 2,000 pounds with its adaptable design. 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Must Read [🚀 NASA Psyche mission launches aboard eighth SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch]( NASA's Psyche mission that launched at 10:19 a.m. EDT (1419 GMT) from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida will travel approximately 2.2 billion miles. The mission aims to examine the asteroid 16 Psyche, which scientists have estimated could contain more than the entire global economy's worth of heavy metals. Additionally, the mission will also investigate whether 16 Psyche is a "partial core of a shattered planetesimal — a small world the size of a city or small country that is the first building block of a planet," according to NASA's mission description. This is the space agency's first mission to launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket, will take six years to reach its target asteroid. [[Read More]( [Science]( 🛸 Research show spaceflight doesn't affect magnetism of moon rocks Scientists have been puzzled by the moon's old magnetism for decades. 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