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NASA's Psyche mission is snapping photos of Mars

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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.

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NASA’s Psyche mission is snapping photos of Mars on its way to an asteroid

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NASA's Psyche spacecraft is flying to a metal asteroid. So, why did it just visit Mars?

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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 its final course to the solar system's largest known metallic asteroid, ‌...

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NASA's Psyche spacecraft to race past Mars in hunt for clues about how Earth was formed

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NASA's Psyche Is About to Use Mars as a Slingshot to a Rare Metal Asteroid

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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 harness the planet's gravitational pull to speed up and adjust its trajectory toward the metal-rich asteroid Psyche,

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Mars may hide a faint ring of dust knocked off its moons Phobos and Deimos — Psyche’s flyby images could reveal it for the first time

On May 15, 2026, NASA’s Psyche spacecraft will swing within roughly 2,800 miles (4,500 km) of Mars, using the planet’s gravity to redirect itself toward a distant metal asteroid. The maneuver is routine orbital mechanics.