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 a high-speed timelapse video and images of Mars captured by the Psyche spacecraft during its recent flyby.
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NASA's Psyche spacecraft has captured a month-long timelapse video and an enhanced-color mosaic of Mars. The imagery was acquired using the mission's multispectral imager instrument, with specific images in the mosaic dating from May 15, 2026.
Coverage from IFLScience and PetaPixel emphasizes the "mind-bending" nature of the timelapse, noting the spacecraft's speed of 12,328 mph. Other reports from USA Today and Popular Science highlight the rare perspective of the planet's desolate desert landscape.
Future developments involve the spacecraft's continued journey, as Popular Science notes the mission is asteroid-bound.
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Quick answers
What spacecraft captured the images of Mars?
The images and video were captured by NASA's Psyche spacecraft.
How fast was the spacecraft traveling during the flyby?
According to IFLScience, the spacecraft was traveling at 12,328 mph.
When were the specific images for the mosaic acquired?
The enhanced-color mosaic was created from four individual images acquired on May 15, 2026.
Coverage (7)
- You can see Mars as rarely viewed in new NASA spacecraft photos USA Today · 1d ago
- Fly Towards Mars At 12,328 MPH In This Incredible Video Timelapse Of The Psyche Spacecraft IFLScience · 1d ago
- NASA’s Psyche Spacecraft Captures Mind-Bending Month-Long Timelapse of Mars PetaPixel · 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
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