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NASA's Psyche mission is set to fly by Mars today—here's how you can keep track of it

The spacecraft is en route to a mysterious object and needs Mars' gravity to give itself a boost.

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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 spacecraft buzzing Mars on its way to a rare metal asteroid

A NASA spacecraft chasing a rare metal asteroid swings past Mars this week for a gravity boost, snapping thousands of pictures as practice for the main encounter in 2029.

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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 spacecraft to fly close to Mars this week as it chases rare metal asteroid

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NASA’s Psyche probe captured thousands of images during today’s Mars flyby — scientists hope to find a dusty ring around the planet nobody has ever seen

On May 15, 2026, NASA’s Psyche spacecraft swept within roughly 2,800 miles (4,500 km) of Mars, skimming closer to the Red Planet than many telecommunications satellites orbit Earth. The flyby was designed to bend Psyche’s path toward a metal-rich asteroid deeper in the solar system,

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A researcher may have found a shortcut to Mars as NASA eyes red planet

A researcher says he found a possible shortcut to Mars that would halve the time it takes to travel to the planet and back to less than a year.

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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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NASA's mega ion engine clears a fiery test on the road to Mars

The first human Mars explorers won’t have it easy. Every additional day in deep space will increase their exposure to deadly cosmic radiation, while isolation gnaws at their minds and microgravity erodes their muscles.

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Bay Area scientists set to launch mission to Mars that could help pave way for human trips

If you were to stand on the surface of Mars in two years and look up to the night sky, you might see a bright streak flying across the heavens, followed a few minutes later by another. Rather than flecks of space stuff, they would be satellites on a ...

This Mars Rock Refused To Let Go of NASA’s Curiosity Rover

NASA’s Curiosity rover ran into one of the strangest problems of its Mars mission after accidentally pulling an entire rock out of the ground while drilling a sample. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech Curiosity accidentally yanked a rock out of Mars and spent days trying to shake it loose.

ISRO scientist Nandini Harinath’s saree from India’s Mars mission showcased at Smithsonian Museum in the US

A saree worn during a regular day at ISRO has now earned a place inside one of the world’s most respected space museums. The story is drawing attentio.