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NASA's Psyche spacecraft just pulled off a flawless Mars flyby, using the Red Planet's gravity to slingshot itself 1,000 mph faster toward a mysterious metal asteroid. The bonus? It captured stunning crescent Mars photos that surprised even the mission scientists.
NASA's Psyche spacecraft just used Mars as a cosmic speed boost, slingshotting past the red planet at 2,864 miles up and gaining 1,000 mph on its journey to explore a Massachusetts-sized metal asteroid. Along the way, it captured stunning crescent views of Mars that Earth-based observers could never see.
NASA's Psyche mission just nailed a tricky Mars gravity assist, getting a 1,000 mph speed boost on its way to explore a metal-rich asteroid that could reveal secrets about how planets form. The spacecraft is now barreling toward its 2029 destination after capturing stunning close-up images of the Red Planet.
NASA's Psyche spacecraft will skim just 2,800 miles above Mars this Friday, using the planet's gravity to slingshot toward a mysterious metal asteroid. The dramatic flyby could reveal stunning crescent views of Mars and even detect hidden dust rings around the red planet.
NASA's Curiosity rover just drilled into a Martian rock with the perfect name: Campo Marte, which translates to "Field of Mars." The mission also teamed up with another spacecraft exploring our solar system in a rare interplanetary collaboration.
New images from a spacecraft orbiting Mars show volcanic ash spreading across an ancient sea bed over just 50 years, proving the Red Planet is far more alive than scientists once thought. The discovery turns Mars from a frozen museum into a world that's actively reshaping itself.
For two decades, NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has been quietly revolutionizing our understanding of the Red Planet's watery past. The spacecraft just hit a major milestone while continuing to scout landing sites for future astronauts.
A spacecraft heading to explore a mysterious metal asteroid captured stunning new views of Mars during a strategic flyby that boosted its speed by 1,000 miles per hour. The images offer perspectives of the red planet rarely seen by human eyes.
A spacecraft headed to study a metal asteroid just captured breathtaking new images of Mars during a gravity boost flyby. The bonus pictures are helping scientists prepare for the probe's 2029 destination while giving us fresh views of the red planet.
NASA's Psyche spacecraft just captured breathtaking images of Mars during a flyby that boosted it toward a metal-rich asteroid worth more than Earth's entire economy. The close encounter gave scientists thousands of photos while testing equipment that will explore the mysterious 16 Psyche asteroid in 2029.
A spacecraft bound for an asteroid just snapped the clearest photo ever of Mars' icy south pole during a quick flyby. The image shows a frozen cap stretching more than 430 miles across the red planet.
Europe's Mars Express orbiter captured 30 dust devils swirling through Mamers Valles, a massive 600-mile valley system connecting Mars' ancient highlands to its northern lowlands. These spinning tornadoes of dust help scientists map invisible Martian winds and could guide future missions to water ice hidden beneath ancient glaciers. #
A massive 1,300-kilometer valley on Mars is offering scientists fresh evidence that the Red Planet once hosted an ocean during a warmer, wetter era. New images from the Mars Express spacecraft show dramatic flood channels, collapsed terrain, and volcanic features that paint a picture of ancient water reshaping an entire world.
A spacecraft headed for a metal asteroid captured breathtaking new images of Mars while using the red planet's gravity to speed up its journey. The Psyche probe passed just 2,864 miles above Mars and gathered data that will help scientists understand our own planet better.
NASA's MAVEN spacecraft detected a never-before-seen phenomenon inside Mars's atmosphere that could explain how the Red Planet lost its air. The Zwan-Wolf effect was caught squeezing Mars's atmosphere during a powerful solar storm in December 2023.
Scientists have proven that drones with radar can map buried ice on Mars, showing exactly where future missions should drill for water. This breakthrough could transform how we find resources to support human exploration of the Red Planet.
Scientists found the strongest evidence yet that Mars once held an ocean half the size of the Red Planet. The discovery suggests ancient Mars could have supported life.
NASA just announced its first nuclear-powered interplanetary spacecraft will launch in 2028, carrying three helicopters to scout Mars for future human missions. This breakthrough technology could unlock exploration across our entire solar system.
NASA's Perseverance rover discovered wave-formed beaches and an ancient shoreline in Mars's Jezero crater, revealing the red planet stayed watery and potentially habitable far longer than scientists thought. The find opens exciting new possibilities in the search for past life on Mars.
NASA's Curiosity rover discovered seven types of organic molecules in 3.5 billion-year-old Martian rocks, including five never seen on Mars before. The find shifts the conversation from "Did life exist on Mars?" to "Where might traces remain?"
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