Image: NASA's Psyche mission images the crescent of Mars

This view of a crescent Mars was captured on May 15, 2026, at about 5:03 a.m. PDT by NASA's Psyche mission as it approached ...

Image: NASA's Psyche mission spies Mars' wind-blown craters during close approach

This view of the Martian surface, captured by NASA's Psyche spacecraft on May 15, 2026, shows streaks that have formed due to ...
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NASA's Psyche spacecraft is flying to a metal asteroid. So, why did it just visit Mars?

NASA's Psyche flyby of Mars highlights how gravity assists help spacecraft gain speed, conserve fuel and travel across the ...

NASA's Psyche Spacecraft Just Got An Assist From Mars On The Way To Its Asteroid Namesake

Its target asteroid could give us insight on how Earth's core came to be.
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NASA’s Psyche mission is snapping photos of Mars on its way to an asteroid

The Psyche spacecraft is bound for a metal-rich asteroid that it will examine up close starting in 2029. But first, it needs ...

NASA's Psyche probe nears Mars for gravity boost en route to metal-rich asteroid

By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES, May 14 (Reuters) - NASA's Psyche probe was headed for a close encounter with Mars on Friday and ...

Psyche spacecraft bound for asteroid belt to get speed boost from Mars

NASA's Psyche spacecraft will use Mars' gravity today (May 15) for a crucial boost on its six-year journey to a metallic ...
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NASA's Psyche asteroid probe will fly within 3,000 miles of Mars on May 15: Here's what to expect

NASA's asteroid-bound spacecraft Psyche is headed for an encounter with Mars on Friday (May 15) to get a boost from the Red ...

NASA's Psyche spacecraft to race past Mars in hunt for clues about how Earth was formed

The crucial manoeuvre scheduled for Friday will use the gravity of Mars to shift Psyche onto the right path, a faster and cheaper method NASA scientists say could help unlock clues about the birth of ...

NASA's Psyche spacecraft buzzing Mars on its way to a rare metal asteroid

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A NASA spacecraft chasing a rare metal asteroid swings past Mars this week for a gravity boost, snapping thousands of pictures as practice for the main encounter in 2029. Named ...

La nave Psyche de la NASA sobrevuela Marte rumbo a un raro asteroide metálico

CABO CAÑAVERAL, Florida, EE.UU. (AP) — Una nave espacial de la NASA que persigue un raro asteroide metálico pasará cerca de Marte esta semana para recibir un impulso gravitacional, tomando miles de ...