NASA’s Psyche spacecraft is about to pull off a dramatic close flyby of Mars, skimming just 2,800 miles above the planet to ...

Slated to reach its target in late 2029, the Psyche spacecraft will fly past Mars on 15 May, 2026.

Gravity boost ahead: Psyche will use Mars’ gravity to increase speed and adjust trajectory toward its asteroid target, saving fuel for the long mission. Science in motion: The flyby offers a chance to ...

NASA's Psyche spacecraft will get a boost from Mars on Friday, May 15, passing just 2,800 miles (4,500 kilometers) from the planet's surface at some 12,333 mph (19,848 kph). The spacecraft will ...

A researcher says he found a possible shortcut to Mars that would halve the time it takes to travel to the planet and back to ...

A crewed expedition to Mars promises to push the absolute limits of human endurance. To grasp the sheer scale of the journey, ...

The Mars Moons eXploration spacecraft will fire its thrusters to maneuver into orbit around Mars (depicted in this digital art). JAXA. Mars has been studied and scrutinized more t ...

For years, nuclear propulsion sat in the same category as so many ambitious space ideas, impressive on paper, always a few ...