NASA’s Psyche Probe Just Got a Mars Boost — and Sent Back a Rare Look at the Red Planet
Pasadena, California, May 23, 2026, 08:04 (PDT) NASA’s Psyche spacecraft has completed a close flyby of Mars, using the planet’s gravity to speed up and steer itself toward a metal-rich asteroid that scientists hope will shed light on how rocky planets formed. The probe passed within 2,864 miles, or 4,609 kilometers, of the Martian surface on May 15, NASA said.
