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The smallest planetary science missions, with budgets of less than $100 million, have a lousy track record.
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Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 19 May 2026
Despite the proximity, the space rock poses no danger, according to Richard Binzel, a professor of planetary sciences at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the inventor of the Torino Scale, a tool for categorizing potential collisions of space objects with Earth.
—Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 18 May 2026
In planetary science, that means the object had already separated into layers, with a dense metallic core surrounded by lighter outer material — similar to how Earth has a core and mantle.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 9 May 2026
Elkins-Tanton is a professor of planetary science at Arizona State University and the Psyche mission’s principal investigator.
—K. R. Callaway, Scientific American, 9 May 2026
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Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 19 May 2026
Despite the proximity, the space rock poses no danger, according to Richard Binzel, a professor of planetary sciences at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the inventor of the Torino Scale, a tool for categorizing potential collisions of space objects with Earth.
—Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 18 May 2026
In planetary science, that means the object had already separated into layers, with a dense metallic core surrounded by lighter outer material — similar to how Earth has a core and mantle.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 9 May 2026
Elkins-Tanton is a professor of planetary science at Arizona State University and the Psyche mission’s principal investigator.
—K. R. Callaway, Scientific American, 9 May 2026
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“Planetary science.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/planetary%20science. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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