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NASA's Psyche probe nears Mars for gravity boost en route to metal-rich asteroid

NASA's Psyche probe was headed for a close encounter with Mars on Friday and a planned gravity boost to set the spacecraft on its final course to the solar system's largest known metallic asteroid, ‌...

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Psyche spacecraft bound for asteroid belt to get speed boost from Mars

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NASA’s Psyche Spacecraft Is About To Fly Shockingly Close to Mars

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NASA's Psyche spacecraft to race past Mars in hunt for clues about how Earth was formed

The crucial manoeuvre scheduled for Friday will use the gravity of Mars to shift Psyche onto the right path, a faster and cheaper method NASA scientists say could help unlock clues about the birth of ...

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NASA's Psyche spacecraft buzzing Mars on its way to a rare metal asteroid

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Psyche spacecraft launched at Kennedy to get speed boost from Mars

Newly discovered asteroid will make a close, but safe, encounter with Earth

A newly discovered asteroid will pass within about 56,000 miles of Earth on Monday, significantly closer than the distance between Earth and the moon. There is no need to worry or cancel any plans, however. Current calculations show no evidence that the object will hit Earth.

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Mystery as NASA probe goes dark after close encounter with interstellar visitor nearing Earth

NASA has revealed shocking new details after losing contact with a Mars space probe nearly two weeks after its close encounter with interstellar object 3I/ATLAS. On Monday, the space agency said the MAVEN spacecraft went dark on December 4 while it was ...