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NASA’s Psyche spacecraft passed within 2,864 miles of Mars, gained 1,000 mph without using onboard propellant, and is now headed for a metal world that may b…

On May 15, 2026, NASA's Psyche spacecraft skimmed past Mars and came away a thousand miles per hour faster without burning a ...
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NASA’s $10 Quintillion Asteroid Mission Faces Thruster Trouble—What’s Next for Psyche?

NASA’s Psyche mission, which aims to explore the metal-rich asteroid Psyche, has hit a snag on its journey. As reported in a NASA blog post from April 29, 2025, the spacecraft has encountered issues ...
SpaceNews

Solar Electric Propulsion Makes NASA’s Psyche Spacecraft Go

When it comes time for NASA’s Psyche spacecraft to power itself through deep space, it’ll be more brain than brawn that does the work. Once the stuff of science fiction, the efficient and quiet power ...
Ars Technica

NASA’s Psyche spacecraft hits a speed bump on the way to a metal asteroid

NASA’s Psyche spacecraft, located nearly 150 million miles from Earth on the way to an unexplored metal asteroid, has stopped firing its engines after detecting a problem in its propulsion system.
The Verge

NASA’s Psyche mission fires up its futuristic electric engines

Psyche is gently gliding to its target asteroid by expelling ionized xenon. Psyche is gently gliding to its target asteroid by expelling ionized xenon. NASA has turned on the electric Hall thrusters ...
ExtremeTech

NASA Delays Psyche Launch 1 Week to Fix Engine Glitch

NASA's Psyche mission has been delayed again, but thankfully, it's only for a week. We can also be thankful that the issue was found at all. NASA reports that the vehicle's engines had a potentially ...
Digital Trends

Why the Psyche spacecraft’s futuristic electric thrusters glow blue

This artist’s concept depicts NASA’s Psyche spacecraft headed to the metal-rich asteroid Psyche in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. The spacecraft launched in October 2023 and will ...