Last night’s 10 minutes of terror as the InSight Mars Lander descended to the Martian surface at 12,300 MPH were a nail-biter for sure, but now the robotic science platform is safe and sound — and has sent pics back to prove it. The first thing it sent was a couple pictures of its surroundings: […]
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NASA’s InSight snaps a clear view of Mars’ surface
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After quite the journey, NASA’s InSight has landed on Mars. But what’s a trip without a happy snap?
While we savoured a dusty photo beamed back to Earth shortly after its landing, the spacecraft has sent another photo home, showing us a clearer glimpse of the red planet’s surface.
The lander also relayed signals back to base, indicating that it has opened its solar panels and is collecting sunlight, allowing it to recharge.
Our Mars Odyssey orbiter phoned home, relaying news from @NASAInSight indicating its solar panels are open & collecting sunlight on the Martian surface. Also in the dispatch: this snapshot from the lander’s arm showing the instruments in their new home: https://t.co/WygR5X2Px4 pic.twitter.com/UwzBsu8BNe
— NASA (@NASA) November 27, 2018 Read more…
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View More NASA’s InSight snaps a clear view of Mars’ surfaceWatch the electrifying moment InSight lands on Mars from mission control
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NASA’s InSight spacecraft landed on Mars on Monday, and there’s no better place to relive the nail-biting moment than from inside mission control at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
The space agency posted a 360-degree video of the process, including the electrifying moment signals returned from the InSight craft as it landed on Mars.
Around the 50-minute mark, things start getting real quiet, as the parachute deploys, the radar powers up and locates Mars’ surface, and finally, around 55 minutes, it’s time for touchdown.
Now sitting happily on the surface, the spacecraft has already beamed home photos from Mars — here’s the first one. Read more…
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NASA employees celebrate Mars landing with impressive handshake
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NASA’s newest Mars probe, InSight, made a stunning, successful landing on the red planet on Monday afternoon. The landing triggered celebrations across the globe, prompting one complicated handshake between InSight team members that’s captivating viewers.
As soon as the announcement was made that InSight was on the ground and doing fine, the pair of mission controllers rolled out a multi-part handshake worthy of the biggest touchdown celebration.
Our @NASAInSight spacecraft stuck the #MarsLanding!
Its new home is Elysium Planitia, a still, flat region where it’s set to study seismic waves and heat deep below the surface of the Red Planet for a planned two-year mission. Learn more: https://t.co/fIPATUugFo pic.twitter.com/j0hXTjhV6I
— NASA (@NASA) November 26, 2018 Read more…
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View More NASA employees celebrate Mars landing with impressive handshakeSpace nerds, rejoice! NASA’s InSight spacecraft just landed on Mars
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NASA just showed us all how to land on Mars… again.
At about 2:54 p.m. ET, mission controllers on Earth got word that the space agency’s InSight lander — designed to study the red planet’s interior — successfully landed on Mars about 8 minutes earlier. (It takes 8 minutes and 7 seconds for a signal from Mars to reach us Earthlings.)
Assuming the spacecraft’s upcoming checkouts prove it to be healthy, InSight’s successful touchdown marks the 8th time NASA has managed to softly land and operate a rover or lander on the red planet.
The American space agency remains the only organization to ever successfully land a rover or lander on Mars. Read more…
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Watch NASA’s InSight Mars lander touch down live
The mysteries lying beyond our planet have puzzled and inspired scientists throughout the centuries. But today, the scientific community (and many others) have their eyes on Mars, where NASA’s InSight lander is set to touch down on the Red Planet. The whole thing is going down at 3pm ET today, and you can follow along […]
View More Watch NASA’s InSight Mars lander touch down liveFirst CubeSats to travel the solar system snap ‘Pale Blue Dot’ homage
The Insight launch earlier this month had a couple stowaways: a pair of tiny CubeSats that are already the farthest such tiny satellites have ever been from Earth by a long shot. And one of them got a chance to snap a picture of their home planet as an homage to the Voyager mission’s famous “Pale Blue Dot.”
View More First CubeSats to travel the solar system snap ‘Pale Blue Dot’ homageGet up super early and watch NASA’s InSight Mars lander launch live
Night owl? Good news — there’s an historic rocket launch early tomorrow morning that you can catch while the rest of the country is sleeping. NASA’s InSight Mars lander is scheduled for takeoff at 4:05 AM Pacific, weather permitting.
View More Get up super early and watch NASA’s InSight Mars lander launch liveNASA launches its next mission to Mars on Saturday. Here’s how to see it live.
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On Saturday, NASA will launch its latest and greatest mission to Mars.
If all goes according to plan, the InSight lander — designed to look below the surface of Mars, mapping its interior — will take flight to the red planet atop an Atlas V rocket launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California at 7:05 a.m. ET.
Even if you aren’t physically in California to see the launch in the wee hours of the morning, you can still catch the high-flying Mars action live online thanks to NASA.
NASA TV will air the live broadcast of the InSight launch starting at 6:30 a.m. ET. You can watch it in the window below. Read more…
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View More NASA launches its next mission to Mars on Saturday. Here’s how to see it live.NASA’s InSight Mars lander will gaze (and drill) into the depths of the Red Planet
NASA’s latest mission to Mars, Insight, is set to launch early Saturday morning in pursuit of a number of historic firsts in space travel and planetology. The lander’s instruments will probe the surface of the planet and monitor its seismic activity with unprecedented precision, while a pair of diminutive cubesats riding shotgun will test the viability of tiny spacecraft for interplanetary travel.
View More NASA’s InSight Mars lander will gaze (and drill) into the depths of the Red PlanetAct fast, it’s your last chance to send your name to Mars
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The clock is ticking to have your name launched into space.
The InSight Mars lander is scheduled to head to the red planet in May, but the end of the day Wednesday marks the deadline to get an official boarding pass. That means that even if you can’t get to Mars next year, your name can.
NASA is etching names onto a microchip that will be placed aboard the spacecraft. The lander, InSight, is expected to land on Mars next November.
Today is the LAST DAY to send your name to Mars on @NASAInSight! Sign up here by 11:59pm ET: https://t.co/23M4kWplR4 pic.twitter.com/PTKA3eVHIP
— NASAInSight (@NASAInSight) November 1, 2017 Read more…
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