NASA's Psyche Spacecraft Records Time-Lapse Video of Its Mars Flyby

NASA's Psyche spacecraft completed a gravity-assist flyby of Mars to gain velocity and adjust its trajectory toward the metal-rich asteroid 16 Psyche, thought to be the remnant rocky core of a protoplanet. The flyby also served as a test of the spacecraft's scientific instruments and cameras. NASA has released a time-lapse video recorded by the probe during the maneuver.

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