Psyche Stories

The Growing Crescent of Mars as NASA’s Psyche Mission Approaches

Description This composite of images taken by NASA’s Psyche mission shows the crescent of Mars grow as the spacecraft approached the planet for a gravity assist from May 2 to May 15, 2026. The series begins with the smallest crescent at the…

NASA’s Psyche Mission Images Details of Martian Surface During Flyby

Description 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 15, 2026, during the spacecraft’s flyby of Mars.  Psyche was traveling from right to left (northeast to…

NASA’s Psyche Mission Images Mars’ Huygens Crater

Captured by the multispectral imager instrument on NASA’s Psyche mission, this is an enhanced-color view of the large double-ring crater Huygens (upper right; about 290 miles, or 470 kilometers, in diameter) and the surrounding heavily cratered southern highlands near 15…

NASA’s Psyche Mission Spies Mars’ Wind-Blown Craters During Close Approach

This view of the Martian surface, captured by NASA’s Psyche spacecraft on May 15, 2026, shows streaks that have formed due to wind blowing over impact craters in the Syrtis Major region.

Psyche’s High-Resolution View of Mars’ South Pole

Description This is the highest-resolution view of the water ice-rich south polar cap of Mars captured by NASA’s Psyche mission after it made its close approach with the planet for a gravity assist. The image scale is around 0.7 miles…

NASA’s Psyche Mission Sees Mars’ South Pole After Flyby

Description This is Psyche’s first view of a nearly “full Mars” seen shortly after the spacecraft’s closest approach to the planet on May 15, 2026. The view extends from the south polar cap northwards to the Valles Marineris canyon system…