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NASA's Psyche probe nears Mars for gravity boost

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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No, this isn't a solar eclipse. It's Mars, captured by NASA's asteroid-bound Psyche probe

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Nasa captures rare pic of Mars on way to 'golden 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 spacecraft to fly close to Mars this week as it chases rare metal asteroid

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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 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 Counts On Mars Gravity Assist To Slingshot Psyche Mission Towards Its Final Destination

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The leader of NASA’s Psyche mission has tips for interplanetary team building

As the crickets chirped at 2 A.M. near Kennedy Space Center, a large team of scientists was puzzling over data tracking the temperature of a rocket component. A cold-gas thruster, which would help