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Speeding Spacecraft Snaps Amazing Mars Pictures on Epic Journey

Photo: Photobank / Unsplash
NASA's Psyche spacecraft zoomed super close to Mars and took incredible pictures of craters and rocky landscapes while it flew by! The spacecraft used Mars's gravity like a slingshot to fling itself even faster into space without needing extra fuel—kind of like getting a free boost on a skateboard. Now it's heading toward a mysterious metal asteroid to explore it up close!
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ScienceDaily
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