{"id":470,"date":"2026-05-26T04:07:59","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T04:07:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=470"},"modified":"2026-05-26T04:07:59","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T04:07:59","slug":"asteroid-mission-captures-rarely-seen-perspective-of-mars-during-close-flyby","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=470","title":{"rendered":"Asteroid mission captures rarely seen perspective of Mars during close flyby"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div> <div>\n<button>\n<strong>\n<span><svg>\n<\/svg>\n<\/span>\n<span>Summary<\/span>\n<\/strong>\n<span><svg><\/svg>\n<\/span>\n<span><svg><\/svg>\n<\/span>\n<\/button>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>NASA&#8217;s Psyche spacecraft captured rare images of Mars during a strategic flyby on its journey to a metallic asteroid.<\/li>\n<li>The spacecraft approached Mars from a high angle that enabled a unique crescent view of the red planet.<\/li>\n<li>Psyche will arrive at the asteroid in 2029 to map it and study whether it was once the metal core of an ancient planetary building block.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<span>AI-generated summary was reviewed by a CNN editor.<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n            A NASA spacecraft bound for an unusual metallic asteroid recently made a strategic flyby of Mars \u2014 and its cameras captured a rare perspective of the red planet along the way.\n    <\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=454\">A ruse, a brave gamble or a fantasy? Why Trump\u2019s most puzzling Iran move yet is unlikely to work<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n            The Psyche mission, launched in October 2023, is heading for Asteroid 16 Psyche in the outer part of the main asteroid belt between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            The space rock has never been seen up close, but ground and space-based telescope observations reveal that it has an intriguing, reflective metal surface. Scientists suspect the large metallic asteroid could be the exposed core of an early planetary building block, like the innermost layers of  planets such as Earth, Mars, Mercury and Venus.\n    <\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"An enhanced color view shows Mars' large double-ring Huygens Crater and the southern highlands.\" class=\"wp-image-463\" height=\"573\" src=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1798ce8da60679015b50d6e30dba5332.jpg\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1798ce8da60679015b50d6e30dba5332.jpg 768w, https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1798ce8da60679015b50d6e30dba5332-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<span>An enhanced color view shows Mars&#8217; large double-ring Huygens Crater and the southern highlands.<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<figcaption>NASA\/JPL-Caltech\/ASU<\/figcaption>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n            But the journey to reach the space rock is a long one. The spacecraft will travel 2.2 billion miles (3.6 billion kilometers), with an estimated arrival at Psyche in 2029.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            To save propellant, boost the spacecraft\u2019s solar-electric propulsion system and adjust its trajectory, Psyche\u2019s mission planners included a Mars flyby during the journey. As the spacecraft flew around the red planet on May 15, Mars\u2019 gravitational pull acted like a natural slingshot, increasing Psyche\u2019s speed and setting it on a direct course to the asteroid.\n    <\/p>\n<div>\n<header>\n<span>\n      Related article\n    <\/span>\n<\/header>\n<section>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"jpegPIA24173A.JPG\" class=\"wp-image-464\" height=\"144\" src=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/6a319a51942cbce2e9ed2691fc7b9e6d.jpg\" width=\"256\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<figcaption>JPL-Caltech\/MSSS\/NASA<\/figcaption>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\n<span>Curiosity rover detects building blocks of life in first-ever experiment on Mars<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<div>6  min read<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n            \u201cWe\u2019ve confirmed that Mars gave the spacecraft a 1,000 mile\u2011per\u2011hour boost and shifted its orbital plane by about 1 degree relative to the Sun,\u201d said Don Han, Psyche\u2019s navigation lead at NASA\u2019s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, in a statement. \u201cWe are now on course for arrival at the asteroid Psyche in summer 2029.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"This is Psyche's highest-resolution view of the icy south polar cap of Mars.\" class=\"wp-image-465\" height=\"570\" src=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/c987fcdc811a770fed92cb6d72f514d7.jpg\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/c987fcdc811a770fed92cb6d72f514d7.jpg 768w, https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/c987fcdc811a770fed92cb6d72f514d7-300x223.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<span>This is Psyche&#8217;s highest-resolution view of the icy south polar cap of Mars.<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<figcaption>NASA\/JPL-Caltech\/ASU<\/figcaption>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n            During the flyby, Psyche came within 2,864 miles (4,609 kilometers) of the red planet\u2019s surface. With all its science instruments and cameras turned on, the spacecraft carried out a practice run for when it reaches the asteroid \u2014 and captured spectacular images showcasing unique views of Mars.\n    <\/p>\n<h2>\n        A rare look at Mars\n<\/h2>\n<p>\n            In the days leading up to Psyche\u2019s closest pass of Mars, the spacecraft approached from a high angle that enabled a unique perspective of the red planet as an illuminated crescent.\n    <\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=431\">The most powerful rocket ever built is now even bigger and more powerful. But will it work?<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"This view of a crescent Mars was captured on May 15 by the Psyche spacecraft.\" class=\"wp-image-466\" height=\"559\" src=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/e4a7d0d31e0687a45863710b5d0b4424.jpg\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/e4a7d0d31e0687a45863710b5d0b4424.jpg 768w, https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/e4a7d0d31e0687a45863710b5d0b4424-300x218.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<span>This view of a crescent Mars was captured on May 15 by the Psyche spacecraft.<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<figcaption>NASA\/JPL-Caltech\/ASU<\/figcaption>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n            \u201cThe thin crescent on approach and the nearly \u2018full Mars\u2019 view after we fly past create opportunities for the imaging team for both great calibration observations as well as just plain beautiful photos,\u201d said Jim Bell, the Psyche imager instrument lead at Arizona State University, ahead of the flyby.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            As Psyche drew closer, its cameras viewed nighttime and daytime across different regions of the planet including its south pole region and wind-scattered dust streaking across surface craters.\n    <\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Dusty wind streaks extend about 30 miles (50 kilometers) across the Martian craters.\" class=\"wp-image-467\" height=\"603\" src=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/355b09100eba545826996b1abc4abb33.jpg\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/355b09100eba545826996b1abc4abb33.jpg 768w, https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/355b09100eba545826996b1abc4abb33-300x236.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<span>Dusty wind streaks extend about 30 miles (50 kilometers) across the Martian craters.<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<figcaption>NASA\/JPL-Caltech\/ASU<\/figcaption>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n            The spacecraft\u2019s imaging instruments took thousands of photos, Bell said.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Calibrating Psyche\u2019s cameras and instruments on a target like Mars ahead of its rendezvous with the metal asteroid is crucial for ensuring everything performs as expected in the space environment, Bell said.\n    <\/p>\n<div>\n<header>\n<span>\n      Related article\n    <\/span>\n<\/header>\n<section>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A view from the\" class=\"wp-image-468\" height=\"144\" src=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/93032fc245c3de42b11d4a5373882560.jpg\" width=\"256\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<span>A view from the &#8220;Kimberley&#8221; formation on Mars taken by NASA&#8217;s Curiosity rover. The strata in the foreground dip towards the base of Mount Sharp, indicating flow of water toward a basin that existed before the larger bulk of the mountain formed. The colors are adjusted so that rocks look approximately as they would if they were on Earth, to help geologists interpret the rocks. This &#8220;white balancing&#8221; to adjust for the lighting on Mars overly compensates for the absence of blue on Mars, making the sky appear light blue and sometimes giving dark, black rocks a blue cast. This image was taken by the Mast Camera (Mastcam) on Curiosity on the 580th Martian day, or sol, of the mission.<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<figcaption>NASA\/JPL-Caltech<\/figcaption>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\n<span>\u2018Bathtub ring\u2019 offers new evidence for Mars ocean billions of years ago<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<div>7  min read<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n            After arriving at the Psyche asteroid in August 2029, the spacecraft will enter an orbit that shifts lower and higher in altitude to map the space rock fully.\n    <\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Psyche\u2019s first view of a nearly full Mars extends from the south polar cap northward to the Valles Marineris canyon system.\" class=\"wp-image-469\" height=\"559\" src=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/f5d41983d8da71580382e3559db8e811.jpg\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/f5d41983d8da71580382e3559db8e811.jpg 768w, https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/f5d41983d8da71580382e3559db8e811-300x218.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<span>Psyche\u2019s first view of a nearly full Mars extends from the south polar cap northward to the Valles Marineris canyon system.<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<figcaption>NASA\/JPL-Caltech\/ASU<\/figcaption>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n            If the spacecraft\u2019s instruments capture data suggesting Psyche was once the metal core of an ancient planetary building block, the asteroid could provide an unprecedented look at the interiors of planets such as Mars and Earth.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n    Sign up for CNN\u2019s Wonder Theory science newsletter. 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