Scientists from NASA's planetary defense team are observing a sizable potentially dangerous asteroid whose anticipated path ...

NASA's asteroid-bound Psyche spacecraft flew by Mars for a gravity assist on the way to its final target. And it took some awesome pictures on the way.

NASA’s Psyche spacecraft successfully completed a flyby of the Red Planet on May 15, coming within 2,864 miles (4,609 ...

As Psyche approached Mars from an unusual angle, the planet appeared as a glowing crescent wrapped in dusty sunlight. Its ...

NASA’s Psyche snapped images as it flew by Mars last week. The spacecraft used the planet’s gravity to give itself a boost on ...

A distance of 56,000 miles may sound like a lot but it’s just a whisker on the scale of space encounters and it’s how close a ...

Not quite halfway through a six-year sojourn through the Solar System, a NASA spacecraft used a close encounter with Mars ...

A newly discovered asteroid estimated to be about 62 feet wide will zoom near Earth on Monday, though it is not expected to ...

A newly discovered asteroid will make a close encounter with Earth on Monday. Calculations show it will be significantly ...

NASA's Psyche mission captured breathtaking images of Mars, including the massive Huygens crater, during a gravity-assist flyby that boosted its speed toward asteroid Psyche.

NASA's Psyche flyby of Mars highlights how gravity assists help spacecraft gain speed, conserve fuel and travel across the ...

A NASA spacecraft chasing a rare metal asteroid is swinging past Mars for a gravity boost. The Psyche spacecraft will slingshot past the red planet at more than 12,000 mph Friday.