InSight
Here’s NASA’s New Plan to Get InSight’s Temperature Probe Into Mars
The mole is still stuck. The mole is the name given to the Heat Flow and Physical Properties Package (HP3)…
InSight Has Already Detected 21 Marsquakes
The SEIS (Seismic Experiment for Interior Structure) instrument on NASA's InSight lander has sensed 21 Marsquakes since it was deployed…
NASA’s Still Trying to Get InSight’s Mole Working Again. Progress is Slow.
The InSight lander has been on Mars for 213 Sols on its mission to understand the interior of the red…
This is What the Ground Looked Like After InSight Landed on Mars
When InSight landed on Mars on Nov. 26th, 2018, it deployed a parachute to slow its descent through the thin…
Engineers are Still Troubleshooting Why Mars InSight’s Mole is Stuck and Won’t Go Any Deeper
NASA's Mars InSight Lander was always a bit of a tricky endeavour. The stationary lander has one chance to get…
Scientists are Trying to Figure Out Why InSight’s “Mole” Can’t Dig Any Deeper
Engineers at the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) are busy working with a replica InSight…
InSight’s Rock-hammer is About Half a Meter Down and has Already Run into Rocks.
NASA's InSight lander is busy deploying its Heat Flow and Physical Properties Package (HP3) into the Martian soil and has…
InSight has Placed its Heat Probe on the Martian Surface. The Next Step is to Jackhammer Down 5 Meters and Hope it Doesn’t Encounter a Large Rock
NASA's InSight lander has finally placed its heat probe on the surface of Mars. The Heat Flow and Physical Properties…
InSight Just Put a Windshield Over its Seismometer
NASA's InSight lander arrived on Mars on November 26th, 2018. Since then, it's been busying itself studying its landing spot,…
InSight Just Placed its Seismometer onto the Surface of Mars to Listen for Marsquakes
NASA's InSight lander has deployed its first instrument on the surface of Mars. On December 19th, the stationary lander used…