NASA's Psyche asteroid mission captures crescent Mars during May 2026 gravity-assist maneuver.
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU
HOUSTON—Launched on Oct. 13, 2023, NASA's Psyche mission to the metal-rich, main belt asteroid of the same name successfully conducted its gravity assist flyby of Mars, according to an update from the agency's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). During the May 15 flyby, the electrically propelled...
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