NASA Psyche Spacecraft Uses Mars Gravity Assist to Reach a Giant Metal Asteroid | Lab Explorers

Added: 2026-05-23

[00:00:00]NASA's Psyche spacecraft just pulled off an insane close flyby of Mars. Not to study the planet, but to steal its momentum.

[00:00:09]Passing only 2,800 miles above Mars at 12,000 plus miles per hour, Psyche used a powerful gravity assist to slingshot toward the mysterious metal asteroid Psyche, believed to be the exposed core of an ancient planet.

[00:00:25]This daring maneuver could help scientists uncover secrets hidden deep inside worlds like Earth.