InSight
Finally! Mars InSight’s Mole is Now Underground
It looks like the InSight Lander's Mole instrument is making some progress. After months of perseverance, the team operating the…
Finally! InSight’s Mole is Making Slow and Steady Progress
Personnel at NASA and the DLR have been working for months to get InSight's Mole working. They're at a disadvantage,…
Good News! The New Strategy of Using InSight’s Arm to Push the Mole Seems to be Making Progress.
There's at least one small bit of good news in these challenging Covid-19 times. And it's playing out on the…
Magnetic Fields Around Mars InSight are 10x Stronger than Scientists Expected
Data from the first year of the InSight mission has just been released, and its revealing some unexpected things about…
InSight has been Sensing Dust Devils Sweep Past its Landing Site
The InSight lander has been on the surface of Mars for about a year, and a half dozen papers were…
After a Challenging First Year on Mars, InSight Shows Us that Mars is Seismically Active
The NASA and DLR InSight lander has been on Mars for over a year now. The mission has faced significant…
InSight’s Heat Probe Has Bounced Back Out Of Its Hole
This is sad news. After finding what seemed like a solution to the Mole's difficulties on Mars, engineers are stymied…
Success! NASA Confirms the Mole is Working Again.
After months of setbacks, NASA says that the InSight Lander's Mole is working again. InSight landed on Mars on Nov.…
There’s the Curiosity Rover, On the Move, Seen from Space
If the Curiosity rover was paranoid, would it feel like it was being watched? Well, it is being watched, by…
It Looks Like it’s Working! NASA InSight’s Mole is Making Progress Again Thanks to the Arm Scoop Hack
NASA and the DLR are making some progress with the Mole. The Mole has been stuck for months now, and…