Right now, a spacecraft named Psyche is headed to its namesake asteroid, 16 Psyche. The theory is that 16 Psyche, which lies in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, may be made of precious ...

The Psyche probe, launched in October 2023 on its way to the metallic asteroid it will study, recently performed a flyby of Mars to take advantage of its gravitational pull and continue its trajectory ...

NASA’s Psyche spacecraft has successfully carried out a gravity-assist maneuver at Mars, a critical step that puts the mission on track for its planned arrival at asteroid Psyche in 2029. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Psyche captured 14 images on its way to Mars, which were stitched together to make this breathtaking eye-like image. Credit: CNET ...

NASA has released the images Psyche took when it did a Mars flyby to get a gravity assist from the red planet on its way to the metallic asteroid 16 Psyche. One of the photos, which you can see above, ...

NASA's Psyche spacecraft will perform a flyby of Mars to get a gravity assist. The maneuver will act like a slingshot, boosting the spacecraft's speed for its journey. Psyche is on a six-year mission ...

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