NASA has just released a jaw-dropping video of a spacecraft's view as it zoomed past Mars. You've got to see this
NASA has released an enhanced-color mosaic and video capturing the Martian landscape during the Psyche spacecraft's flyby.
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NASA's Psyche spacecraft has captured imagery of Mars, including a video and an enhanced-color mosaic. The mosaic was created from four individual images acquired on May 15, 2026, using the mission's multispectral imager instrument.
Coverage from Popular Science and The Planetary Society emphasizes the depiction of the planet's crescent shape and its desolate desert landscape. BBC Sky at Night Magazine highlights the release of a video showing the spacecraft's view as it zoomed past the planet.
Future updates may provide further details on the asteroid-bound spacecraft's journey, as coverage identifies the Psyche mission as being headed toward an asteroid.
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Quick answers
When were the images of Mars captured?
The images were acquired on May 15, 2026.
What instrument was used to capture the imagery?
The images were captured by the multispectral imager instrument on NASA's Psyche mission.
What is the destination of the Psyche spacecraft?
According to Popular Science, the spacecraft is asteroid-bound.
Coverage (6)
- NASA’s Psyche Spacecraft Captures Mind-Bending Month-Long Timelapse of Mars PetaPixel · 1d ago
- NASA Shares Beautiful Timelapse Of The Psyche Spacecraft's View Over Mars Engadget · 1d ago
- Captured by the multispectral imager instrument on NASA’s Psyche mission, this is an enhanced-color mosaic created from four individual images acquired on May 15th, 2026, during the spacecraft’s flyby of Mars. (NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU) Clarksville Online · 1d ago
- Crescent Mars from Psyche The Planetary Society · 1d ago
- Mars’ desolate desert landscape captured by asteroid-bound NASA spacecraft Popular Science · 1d ago
- NASA has just released a jaw-dropping video of a spacecraft's view as it zoomed past Mars. You've got to see this BBC Sky at Night Magazine · 1d ago broke it first
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