Mars Encounter Fuels Psyche’s Long Journey to a Metal World
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NASA’s Psyche spacecraft flew within about 4,600 km (2,800 miles) of Mars on May 15, 2026, using the Red Planet as a gravity assist to boost speed and tilt its trajectory toward the metal-rich asteroid 16 Psyche in the asteroid belt; the flyby produced striking Mars imagery and a trippy timelapse while the mission—launched in 2023—continues toward its August 2029 rendezvous with Psyche and a suite of sensors to study its composition, gravity, and magnetic field.
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- NASA’s Psyche Mission Delivers Mars Flyby Data, Time-lapse Video NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) (.gov)
- A Spacecraft Skimmed 2,800 Miles From Mars, And Captured This Breathtaking, Trippy Timelapse ScienceAlert
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- NASA has just released a jaw-dropping video of a spacecraft's view as it zoomed past Mars. You've got to see this BBC Sky at Night Magazine
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