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scientists closer to understanding the birth of Earth. <\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-mobile-only\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-desktop\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The flyby will use Mars\u2019s gravity to send the spacecraft towards Psyche, a rare metal-rich asteroid that may reveal clues about how rocky planets formed. <\/p>\n<p>It will race past Mars at around 19,848kph, passing close within 4,500 kilometres of the planet\u2019s surface.<\/p>\n<p>NASA will use the close approach to harness Mars\u2019s gravity and place the spacecraft on the correct path towards the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Mars gravity assist helps us to actually go faster, and also it changes the plane,\u201d said Don Han, Psyche Navigation Team Lead at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor instance, Earth orbits around the sun and Psyche&#8217;s orbit is about three degrees different&#8230; So you can make a plane change to get in line with the psyche asteroid, right? And that&#8217;s very expensive if you want to do it by rocket,&#8221; Han added.<\/p>\n<p>As the spacecraft approaches Mars, its cameras are already capturing images of the planet, which currently appears as a crescent shape.<\/p>\n<p>After the flyby, Mars will appear almost full sphere in the spacecraft\u2019s rear-view images. <\/p>\n<p>Scientists will use the changing views to test and fine-tune the spacecraft\u2019s instruments.<\/p>\n<p>All of Psyche\u2019s science instruments will be switched on during the Mars flyby, according to NASA.<\/p>\n<p>The space agency\u2019s two Mars rovers, along with several American and European orbiters already around the planet, will also carry out observations at the same time so scientists can compare the data collected by the different missions.<\/p>\n<p>Psyche was launched in 2023 and is now about halfway through its long journey, which is expected to take about seven years.<\/p>\n<p>The spacecraft is expected to reach the asteroid in 2029, when it will spend two years orbiting and studying the object. <\/p>\n<p>Scientists believe the asteroid may be the exposed metal core of an early planet that lost its outer layers billions of years ago during violent collisions in the young solar system. <\/p>\n<h2>Clues about how the Earth was formed<\/h2>\n<p>Researchers hope studying Psyche up close could reveal what lies deep inside Earth and explain more about how planets formed 4.6 billion years ago.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;No spacecraft has ever flown to this kind of asteroid before, something that&#8217;s really a big lump of metal,\u201d said Libby Jackson, Head of Space at the Science Museum.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI&#8217;m really excited to find out what the scientists learn about the asteroid. Is it what they think it is? Perhaps a planetesimal formed from the earliest days of the solar system. Perhaps it&#8217;s something completely different,\u201d Jackson added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI&#8217;m certain that whatever it is will tell us more about the evolution of planets in our solar system and the Earth\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>While the asteroid belt contains millions of rocky and icy objects, only a small number are thought to be rich in metal like Psyche.<\/p>\n<p>According to NASA, the asteroid measures about 280 kilometres across at its widest point and stretches around 232 kilometres in length. Its surface area covers roughly 165,800 square kilometres.<\/p>\n<p>The distance between Earth and Psyche constantly changes because both orbit the Sun at different speeds. At its closest, the asteroid is less than 186 million miles from Earth, while at its farthest, it is more than 372 million miles away.<\/p>\n<p>Discovered in 1852, Psyche has fascinated astronomers for more than 170 years because of its unusual mix of rock and metal. 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And that&#8217;s very expensive if you want to do it by rocket,&#8221; Han added.As the spacecraft approaches Mars, its cameras are already capturing images of the planet, which currently appears as a crescent shape.After the flyby, Mars will appear almost full sphere in the spacecraft\u2019s rear-view images.\u00a0Scientists will use the changing views to test and fine-tune the spacecraft\u2019s instruments.All of Psyche\u2019s science instruments will be switched on during the Mars flyby, according to NASA.The space agency\u2019s two Mars rovers, along with several American and European orbiters already around the planet, will also carry out observations at the same time so scientists can compare the data collected by the different missions.Psyche was launched in 2023 and is now about halfway through its long journey, which is expected to take about seven years.The spacecraft is expected to reach the asteroid in 2029, when it will spend two years orbiting and studying the object.\u00a0Scientists believe the asteroid may be the exposed metal core of an early planet that lost its outer layers billions of years ago during violent collisions in the young solar system.\u00a0Clues about how the Earth was formedResearchers hope studying Psyche up close could reveal what lies deep inside Earth and explain more about how planets formed 4.6 billion years ago.&#8221;No spacecraft has ever flown to this kind of asteroid before, something that&#8217;s really a big lump of metal,\u201d said Libby Jackson, Head of Space at the Science Museum.\u201cI&#8217;m really excited to find out what the scientists learn about the asteroid. Is it what they think it is? Perhaps a planetesimal formed from the earliest days of the solar system. Perhaps it&#8217;s something completely different,\u201d Jackson added.\u201cI&#8217;m certain that whatever it is will tell us more about the evolution of planets in our solar system and the Earth\u201d.While the asteroid belt contains millions of rocky and icy objects, only a small number are thought to be rich in metal like Psyche.According to NASA, the asteroid measures about 280 kilometres across at its widest point and stretches around 232 kilometres in length. Its surface area covers roughly 165,800 square kilometres.The distance between Earth and Psyche constantly changes because both orbit the Sun at different speeds. At its closest, the asteroid is less than 186 million miles from Earth, while at its farthest, it is more than 372 million miles away.Discovered in 1852, Psyche has fascinated astronomers for more than 170 years because of its unusual mix of rock and metal. 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