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PASADENA, California, June 3, 2026, 03:01 PDT NASA’s Psyche probe has swung past Mars, picking up a 1,000 mile-per-hour velocity boost from the planet’s gravity and nudging its trajectory about 1 degree, according to the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. With the assist, the spacecraft is now barreling toward its target in the main asteroid belt—a metal-rich body scientists are eager to study. (NASA) The pass is significant—it’s the final big planetary slingshot for the mission before Psyche sets course for asteroid Psyche, which researchers think could be the exposed core of an early planet. Gravity assists take advantage of a planet’s

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