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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.