NASA’s Psyche spacecraft swept within 2,864 miles of Mars on May 15, 2026, grabbing a roughly 1,000-mph speed boost that bent ...
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NASA’s Psyche probe skims Mars in high-stakes course change

Deep space missions hardly ever have the luxury of a second attempt when a major correction is necessary. And this is why ...
By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES, May 14 (Reuters) - 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 ...
The slingshot around Mars was a make-or-break moment for the Psyche asteroid mission. Here's why. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.
NASA's Psyche spacecraft, launched in 2023 from Cape Canaveral, will use Mars' gravity for a boost on its six-year journey to ...
NASA’s Psyche spacecraft just used Mars as a giant slingshot on its journey to a mysterious metal world that could reveal what’s hidden inside planets like Earth.
NASA’s Psyche spacecraft has sent back a few of the prettiest pictures of Mars seen in years. On its big trip through wide space, the ship flew very close to the Red Planet and took bright blue ...
Not quite halfway through a six-year sojourn through the Solar System, a NASA spacecraft used a close encounter with Mars ...
The Psyche probe, launched in October 2023 on its way to the metallic asteroid it will study, recently performed a flyby of Mars to take advantage of its gravitational pull and continue its trajectory ...