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PASADENA, California, June 4, 2026, 03:01 PDT NASA says its Psyche spacecraft picked up a 1,000 mph speed increase and adjusted its trajectory by nearly 1 degree after skimming past Mars. On May 15, Psyche swung within 2,864 miles (4,609 km) of the planet, setting it firmly on track for its asteroid destination. (NASA) Psyche still has a long way to go before reaching its target, a metal-rich asteroid sitting in the main belt between Mars and Jupiter. The recent gravity assist — essentially borrowing a planet’s pull to tweak the probe’s speed and trajectory, all while saving xenon propellant

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