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Friday, May 8, 2026

Day in Review: NASA’s Psyche Mission to Fly by Mars for Gravity Assist

 
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May 8, 2026

Mars
Against a vast black background, a small white crescent shape occupies the center of the image. The crescent is thickest at top and open on the bottom.
The spacecraft is using the Red Planet’s gravity to increase speed and tilt its trajectory on the journey to the metal-rich asteroid Psyche. Read More
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Thursday, May 7, 2026

Day in Review: NASA Pushes Next-Gen Mars Helicopter Rotor Blades Past Mach 1

 
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May 7, 2026

Mars
A man in a white clean room suit inspects a horizontal three-bladed rotor. To the right, a vertical two-bladed rotor with a checkered pattern is mounted. Both sit within a large, white industrial testing chamber filled with scaffolding and equipment.
The faster a Mars helicopter’s rotors spin, the heavier the payloads it can transport and the farther it can fly. Full Story, Images, and Video
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Tuesday, May 5, 2026

Day in Review: NASA’s Next-Gen Near-Earth Asteroid Space Telescope Takes Shape

 
Day in Review

May 5, 2026

Asteroids and Comets
Technicians in white cleanroom suits carefully maneuver a large, gold-mirrored space telescope component draped in silver thermal insulation as it is lowered onto a specialized mounting platform.
A team of engineers and scientists are building NEO Surveyor to seek out the hardest-to-find asteroids and comets that could impact Earth. Read More
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