NASA spacecraft to fly past Mars on voyage to rare metal asteroid

NASA's Psyche spacecraft will slingshot past Mars on Friday, on its way toward a rare metal-rich asteroid.
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NASA’s Psyche probe passes just 2,800 miles above Mars Friday — using the planet’s gravity to slingshot toward a metal asteroid worth $700 quintillion

At roughly 12,333 mph, NASA’s Psyche spacecraft will skim just 2,800 miles above the surface of Mars on Friday, May 16, 2026, ...
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NASA’s Psyche spacecraft fires its Hall thrusters one last time before Friday’s Mars flyby at 12,000 mph

Somewhere between Earth and Mars, a spacecraft the size of a tennis court is gliding in silence. NASA’s Psyche probe shut ...

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.

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 Mars Perseverance rover sends new self-portrait from the red planet

Perseverance captured the composite image using 61 individual snapshots taken by the camera mounted at the end of its robotic ...

Nasa captures rare pic of Mars on way to 'golden asteroid'

A Nasa craft has captured an amazing new picture of Mars, as it travels through space on its journey towards a 'golden' ...

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 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 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.