NASA's Psyche swings by Mars on 2.2 billion mile journey
NewsBytes | May 21, 2026 3:39 AM CST
Psyche instruments tested and trajectory confirmed
During the flyby, engineers tested Psyche's cameras and sensors, snapping cool shots like a crescent-shaped Mars and long wind streaks in the Syrtis Major region.
Radio signals confirmed Psyche is on the right trajectory and Psyche is set to reach its target, a 173-mile-wide asteroid believed to be an exposed core of a planetesimal, in July 2029.
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