NASA spacecraft captures mind-bending Mars time-lapse
Andrea Rainone
ByAndrea Rainone•
August 1, 2026Updated: August 1, 2026, 7:40 am EDTPublished: August 1, 2026, 10:47 pm EDT

NASA's Psyche spacecraft recently made a close flyby of Mars, zooming just 2,800 miles above the surface at a blistering 12,000 mph. The result? A stunning, almost psychedelic time-lapse that's unlike anything captured before. But Mars was only a pit stop — Psyche used the planet's gravity to slingshot itself toward its true destination: a mysterious metal asteroid that scientists think may be the exposed core of a long-dead planet. Psyche is expected to arrive in 2029.

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