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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 ...

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 ...

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 Spacecraft Captures Rare Crescent Mars Ahead Of Friday’s Flyby

NASA’s Psyche spacecraft will fly past Mars on May 15, 2026, using the planet’s gravity to accelerate toward asteroid Psyche.

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

NASA's Psyche probe was headed for a close encounter with Mars on Friday and a planned gravity boost to set the spacecraft on ...

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

A NASA spacecraft chasing a rare metal asteroid is swinging past Mars for a gravity boost. The Psyche spacecraft will slingshot past the red planet at more than 12,000 mph Friday.

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 ...

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 ...

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 Psyche mission set for mars gravity assist on May 15 in journey to metal rich asteroid

NASA’s Psyche spacecraft will use Mars’ gravity on May 15 to gain speed and adjust its path toward the mysterious metal rich ...

NASA's Psyche Spacecraft Captures Rare Crescent Image Of Mars During Flyby

A new image captured by a spacecraft traveling through deep space shows Mars as a thin crescent, offering a rare and unusual ...
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NASA’s Psyche spacecraft hits a speed bump on the way to a metal asteroid

NASA’s Psyche spacecraft, located nearly 150 million miles from Earth on the way to an unexplored metal asteroid, has stopped firing its engines after detecting a problem in its propulsion system.