Mars' Uninvited Guest: What the Psyche Probe's Flyby Reveals About Our Understanding of Space The Psyche probe whizzed by Mars on its way to a far off asteroid, collecting data and capturing breathtaking images of the red planet.
This maneuver is just one example of humanity's ingenuity in space exploration, but it also raises questions about our understanding of the solar system.
The Psyche mission aims to study the partial core of a planetesimal, an asteroid believed to hold secrets about Earth's own formation.