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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 ...
Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)

NASA spacecraft to swing past Mars as it chases rare metal asteroid

Named Psyche like the asteroid it’s after, the robotic explorer will slingshot past the red planet at 12,333 mph (19,848 kph) ...

NASA spacecraft to fly past Mars this week, on voyage to rare metal asteroid

Psyche will travel quite close to Mars, coming within just 2,800 miles of the red planet's surface at its nearest point, according to NASA. Slingshotting past at about 12,333 miles per hour, the ...

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

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 Psyche like the ...
New Atlas

NASA pushes next-gen Mars helicopter rotors through the sound barrier

Engineers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California, have demonstrated that the blades of their ...
Science Daily

NASA’s Perseverance just found new evidence that Mars could have been habitable

Jezero Crater’s rocks reveal three stages of water activity, shifting from hostile acidic fluids to more life-friendly alkaline ones. Perseverance’s discoveries guide future sampling and strengthen ...
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NASA’s Psyche probe will capture thousands of Mars images during Friday’s flyby — then won’t see another planet until 2029

On Friday, May 15, 2026, NASA’s Psyche spacecraft will swing past Mars at roughly 12,333 mph, skimming within about 2,800 ...

Scientists warn Mars's closest moon could destroy itself with falling debris before breaking apart

The study used both mathematical calculations and computer simulations to model how Phobos behaves under increasing tidal ...

A close brush with Mars will reshape NASA's Psyche journey in a way few missions attempt

NASA's Psyche spacecraft will get a boost from Mars on Friday, May 15, passing just 2,800 miles (4,500 kilometers) from the planet's surface at some 12,333 mph (19,848 kph). The spacecraft will ...