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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 ...
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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 ...
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No, this isn't a solar eclipse. It's Mars, captured by NASA's asteroid-bound Psyche probe

NASA spacecraft Psyche has captured a stunning image of Mars ahead of a flyby on Friday (May 15).

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.

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 ...

NASA’s Psyche Spacecraft Is About To Fly Shockingly Close to Mars

NASA’s Psyche spacecraft is using a daring close flyby of Mars to slingshot toward one of the solar system’s strangest ...

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 ...

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 ...
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NASA’s Psyche Completes Mars Gravity Assist at 12,333 mph, Bound for Metal Asteroid in 2029

NASA’s Psyche spacecraft swept within 2,800 miles of Mars on Friday, May 15, using the planet’s gravitational pull to ...
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NASA’s Psyche probe just took its first Mars images from inside the slingshot maneuver — and won’t see another planet until 2029

Mars looks like a sliver of light in the first images NASA’s Psyche spacecraft snapped of the Red Planet on May 3, 2026. Shot ...
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Today, NASA's Psyche Spacecraft Will Get Just 4,500 Kilometers From Mars To Slingshot Towards Its Final Destination

The mission, which is headed towards a unique asteroid, is making the most of its short rendezvous with the Red Planet.
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NASA’s Psyche probe zooms past Mars at 12,333 mph today

NASA’s Psyche spacecraft is making a historic close approach to Mars today, skimming within roughly 2,800 miles of the Red ...