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NASA’s Psyche probe swung past Mars at 2,864 miles, stealing a 1,000-mph boost on its way to a metal asteroid thought to be a dead planet’s core

NASA’s Psyche spacecraft swept within 2,864 miles of Mars on May 15, 2026, grabbing a roughly 1,000-mph speed boost that bent ...
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NASA's Psyche probe takes brand-new images of Mars on way to (possibly) precious asteroid

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 ...
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Beagle 2: The Plucky British Mars Probe That Succeeded Even in Failure

Interplanetary space probes used to be the domain of giant governments, or conglomerates of smaller governments who couldn’t hope to field a space program on their own. Any attempt by one European ...
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Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket launches twin probes on trip to Mars — and scores a booster touchdown

Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket rises from its Florida launch pad. (Blue Origin Photo via Dave Limp / X) Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture sent twin orbiters on the first leg of their journey to ...