Insight Lander
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…
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…