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NASA’s Psyche just skipped past Mars at 12,000 miles an hour — using the planet’s gravity to sling itself toward a metal asteroid worth more than Earth’s economy

On May 15, 2026, NASA’s Psyche spacecraft screamed past Mars at roughly 12,000 miles per hour, skimming within 2,864 miles of the planet’s rust-colored surface. The flyby was not a detour. It was the ...
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Silent NASA Mars spacecraft leads to unexpected solar wind discovery on Mars

Data from NASA's MAVEN spacecraft revealed a new atmospheric effect on Mars, revealing how solar storms may shape planets ...

Scientists Just Tested a Thruster Powerful Enough for Human Missions to Mars

NASA’s new electric propulsion engine set a U.S. power record and could transform future Mars missions. The thrusters use ...

NASA’s Psyche Spacecraft Just Used Mars as a Giant Slingshot

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.
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See NASA’s Stunning New Images of Mars Captured During an Asteroid-Bound Spacecraft’s Strategic Flyby

The Psyche mission, on its way to study an asteroid of the same name, approached within 2,864 miles of the red planet on May ...
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Mars may hold a key clue about alien worlds, suggests new study on planetary habitability

A new study suggests Mars could help scientists understand how alien worlds evolve by showing how a once warmer, wetter ...
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NASA’s Psyche spacecraft captures rare blue images of Mars during flyby to the metal asteroid

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 ...
Science Daily

NASA’s Psyche spacecraft uses Mars as a giant slingshot toward a mysterious metal world

NASA’s Psyche spacecraft just used Mars as a giant gravitational slingshot to continue its journey toward a strange metal rich asteroid. The close flyby boosted the spacecraft’s speed by about 1,000 ...
Tech Times

NASA Psyche Releases Full Mars Flyby Images: All Instruments Cleared for 2029

NASA Psyche spacecraft Mars images from the May 15 gravity-assist flyby are now fully released, confirming all four science ...

Opinion: NASA is forging a nuclear path to Mars

In 2028, if all goes well, NASA plans to test a new technology that could reduce trip times to the Red Planet.

NASA’s Psyche Mission Just Blew Past Mars. It Picked Up More Than Speed

NASA’s Psyche spacecraft successfully completed a flyby of the Red Planet on May 15, coming within 2,864 miles (4,609 ...

NASA to announce updates to moon base plans. How to watch live

NASA is set to provide an update on its ambitious $20 billion moon base plans, a key part of the Artemis missions.