Insight Lander
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…
InSight Just Detected its First “Marsquake”
The InSight lander recently detected the strongest seismic signal yet, thanks to its Seismic Experiment for Interior Structure (SEIS) instrument.
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…
Curiosity Crashed, but it’s Working Fine Again. NASA Won’t Have to Send Astronauts to Turn it off and Back on Again.
A few weeks after Curiosity suffered a glitch that put it in safe mode, the rover is once again operating…
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,…