Insight Lander
InSight has Mapped out the Interior of Mars, Revealing the Sizes of its Crust, Mantle, and Core
In a series of newly-published papers, NASA scientists have shown how InSight's seismic data allowed them to measure the structure…
Clever Trick Used to Clean off InSight’s Solar Panels and Boost its Power
Ever have an idea that was so crazy that it just might work? A few weeks ago, members of the…
One Full Year of Seismic Data Collected by Mars Insight Includes 500 Quakes
The English vocabulary has some words that only make sense from an Earth-bound perspective. Earthquake is one of those. Even…
NASA’s InSight Will Have Reduced Capability Until a Dust Devil Cleans off its Solar Panels
All eyes are on Mars this week, and, if we're being honest, NASA's InSight lander isn't the star of the…
InSight is Going to Try and “Hear” Perseverance Land on Mars From 3,452 km Away
Now that the UAE’s Hope spacecraft and China’sTianwen-1 have successfully reached the Red Planet, next up is NASA’s Perseverance rover,…
NASA Has Given Up on Trying to Deploy InSight’s Mole
It's always a sad day when a mission comes to an end. And it's even sadder when the mission never…
You’re Going to Need a Bigger Drill. The Best Place for Life on Mars is Deep, Deep Underground
New research has indicated that subterranean lakes could exist on Mars thanks to geothermal heating, which is where any life…
InSight’s ‘Mole’ is Now Completely buried!
It's been a long road for InSight's Mole. InSight landed on Mars almost two years ago, in November 2018. While…
InSight’s Mole Is In!
The InSight lander is making progress on Mars. After many months of struggle and careful adaptation, the InSight lander's 'Mole'…
Although InSight’s Mole is Completely Buried, it Might be Stuck Again
You've gotta hand it to NASA, and to the German Aerospace Center (DLR.) They've been struggling for over a year…