Mars
Planetary Scientists Continue to Puzzle Over the Mysterious Slope Streaks on Mars. Liquid? Sand? What’s Causing Them?
New research indicates what could be causing those mysterious slope streaks on Mars, using an Earth analog.
Weekly Space Hangout: Jan 9, 2019 – Lucianne Walkowicz
Hosts: Fraser Cain (universetoday.com / @fcain) Dr. Paul M. Sutter (pmsutter.com / @PaulMattSutter) Dr. Kimberly Cartier (KimberlyCartier.org / @AstroKimCartier )…
Still no Word from Opportunity
Could this be the end of the Opportunity rover? There's been no signal from the rover since last summer, when…
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…
Of Course You’ll Want to See InSight’s First Selfie.
InSight has been on the Martian surface for almost three weeks, prepping itself for all the science it's going to…
InSight Uses its Seismometer to “Hear” the Sound of Wind on Mars
The InSight lander recently used two its instruments to record vibrations caused by Martian wind, effectively capturing what it sounds…
InSight’s Robot Arm is Ready to go to Work
Some new images sent home by the InSight Lander show the robotic arm and the craft's instruments waiting on deck,…
One of the Most Exciting Parts of InSight is Actually the Tiny Cubesats Tagging Along for the Ride and Their Role in the Mission
A very important, but perhaps overlooked, aspect of the InSight mission was the first-ever deployment of CubeSats (MarCO) to deep…
InSight Deploys its Solar Cells, Prepared for Surface Operations on Mars!
The InSight Lander, which had touched down on the Martian surface just hours before, has deployed its solar cells and…
InSight Lander Touches Down! Begins Mission to Unlock the Secrets of Mars
Earlier today, after a seven month journey through space, NASA's InSight Lander mission touched down on the Martian surface.