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Psyche Spacecraft Completes Mars Flyby

Updated 2026-05-20 18:35 UTC 1 source Neutral

NASA’s Psyche spacecraft successfully completed its close approach of Mars, capturing images and data during the flyby. The mission aims to study the composition and structure of the asteroid belt's metallic core.

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NASA’s Psyche spacecraft completed its close approach of Mars on May 15, coming within 2,864 miles (4,609 kilometers) of the planet’s surface. During the flyby, it took this image and others. This representative color image, captured by Psyche’s multispectral imager instrument, features the do
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