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Mars, Psyche and NASA

NASA's Psyche asteroid probe will fly within 3,000 miles of Mars on May 15: Here's what to expect

"The only reason for this flyby is to get a little help from Mars to speed us up and tilt our trajectory in the direction of the asteroid Psyche."

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Psyche spacecraft bound for asteroid belt to get speed boost from Mars

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NASA’s Psyche spacecraft buzzing Mars on its way to a rare metal asteroid

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NASA spacecraft to make close flyby of Mars

A NASA spacecraft will do a flyby of Mars as it heads to a rare metal asteroid.

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NASA's Psyche probe nears Mars for gravity boost en route to metal-rich asteroid

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NASA spacecraft to fly close to Mars this week as it chases rare metal 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, threading a gravitational needle that will bend its course toward one of the strangest objects in the solar system: a 140-mile-wide asteroid that appears to be made largely of metal.

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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 down its electric thrusters after nearly 11 months of continuous firing and is now coasting on a precise, gravity-driven arc toward ...

The trillion-dollar asteroid: NASA is chasing an asteroid that contains more gold than exists on Earth

Somewhere between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, a giant metallic world drifts silently through deep space. Unlike ordinary rocky asteroids, 16 Psyche has captured global attention because scientists believe it may contain enormous quantities of valuable metals,