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 time-lapse video and mosaic imagery of Mars captured during the Psyche spacecraft's planetary flyby.
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NASA released a time-lapse video and photos of Mars captured by the Psyche spacecraft during its flyby. The imagery featured the planet's polar ice caps, craters, and desert landscapes.
Epilogue added 88d ago, after coverage quieted.
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NASA's Psyche spacecraft captured a month-long time-lapse video and enhanced-color mosaics while zooming past Mars. The footage shows the spacecraft traveling at 12,328 MPH, providing views of the planet's deserts, craters, and polar ice caps.
Coverage from Scientific American, PetaPixel, and IFLScience emphasizes the visual nature of the release, describing the imagery as mind-bending and mesmerizing. Other reports from USA Today and Popular Science highlight the rarity of the perspective provided by the asteroid-bound craft.
Attention is now on the data captured by the multispectral imager instrument, including an enhanced-color mosaic created from four individual images acquired on May 15, 2026.
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Which spacecraft captured the footage?
The imagery was captured by NASA's Psyche spacecraft.
How fast was the spacecraft traveling during the time-lapse?
According to IFLScience, the spacecraft was flying towards Mars at 12,328 MPH.
When were the images for the mosaic acquired?
The four individual images used for the mosaic were acquired on May 15, 2026.
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Mesmerizing NASA time-lapse reveals Mars’s craters, polar ice caps and desertsScientific American · 91d ago
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Psyche Approaches MarsNASA (.gov) · 91d ago
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You can see Mars as rarely viewed in new NASA spacecraft photosUSA Today · 91d ago
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NASA’s Psyche Spacecraft Captures Mind-Bending Month-Long Timelapse of MarsPetaPixel · 91d ago
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Crescent Mars from PsycheThe Planetary Society · 91d ago
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Mars’ desolate desert landscape captured by asteroid-bound NASA spacecraftPopular Science · 91d ago
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NASA has just released a jaw-dropping video of a spacecraft's view as it zoomed past Mars. You've got to see thisBBC Sky at Night Magazine · 91d ago
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