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NASA’s Psyche probe zips past Mars Friday at 12,000 mph — using the planet’s gravity to slingshot toward a $700 quintillion metal asteroid

At roughly 12,333 miles per hour, NASA’s Psyche spacecraft will skim about 2,800 miles above the Martian surface on Friday, ...
WBIW

NASA’s Psyche spacecraft prepares for crucial Mars flyby this Friday

Space enthusiasts and residents keeping an eye on the stars have a major milestone to watch this week. NASA’s Psyche ...
Space.com on MSN

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

NASA's asteroid-bound spacecraft Psyche is headed for an encounter with Mars on Friday (May 15) to get a boost from the Red ...

NASA’s Psyche Spacecraft Is About To Fly Shockingly Close to Mars

NASA’s Psyche spacecraft is using a daring close flyby of Mars to slingshot toward one of the solar system’s strangest ...
Science Daily

NASA’s Psyche probe is about to slingshot around Mars at 12,000 mph

NASA’s Psyche spacecraft is about to pull off a dramatic close flyby of Mars, skimming just 2,800 miles above the planet to ...

NASA's Psyche Spacecraft Captures Rare Crescent Image Of Mars During Flyby

A new image captured by a spacecraft traveling through deep space shows Mars as a thin crescent, offering a rare and unusual ...
Smithsonian Magazine

To Keep the Voyager 1 Spacecraft on Its Interstellar Journey, NASA Turned Off One of Its Few Remaining Instruments

The probe launched almost 50 years ago and is the farthest human-made object from Earth. Shutting down one of its scientific devices will help it conserve energy and continue traveling toward the edge ...
AOL

NASA quietly sends two spacecraft to Mars — and they're going a new way

NASA's Escapade mission, run by UC Berkeley, will get to the bottom of how solar radiation strips away the tattered Martian atmosphere. - James Rattray / Rocket Lab USA illustration The U.S. space ...