NASA’s InSight Takes Its First Selfie
NASA's InSight lander isn't camera-shy. The spacecraft used a camera on its robotic arm to take its first selfie —…
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NASA celebrates InSight’s landing on Mars for unprecedented seismic mission
PASADENA, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES (NOVEMBER 26, 2018) (NASA) - NASA's Mars science lander InSight touched down safely on the surface…
MARS InSight Mission Landing
https://youtu.be/Y0yOTanzx-s The entry, descent, and landing (EDL) begins when the spacecraft reaches the Martian atmosphere, about 80 miles (about 128…
NASA spacecraft nears Red Planet on mission to detect ‘marsquakes’
PASADENA, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES (NOVEMBER 25, 2018) (NASA) - NASA's first robotic lander designed to study the deep interior of…
NASA teams ‘excited, nervous’ for Mars landing
Mars InSight project manager Tom Hoffman of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory says he's "completely excited and completely nervous at the…
NASA discovers three things that impact Earth’s spin
There are three reasons why our planet wobbles: glacial rebound, melting of ice, and mantle convection, according to a study…
Fireball flashes across Perth sky
JANDAKOT, PERTH, AUSTRALIA (AUGUST 28, 2018) (BAGUS SUGIONO) - Residents captured footage of a fireball lighting up the sky above…
NASA launches first ever solar probe to ‘touch the sun’
CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES (AUGUST 12, 2018) (NASA TV) - NASA on Sunday (August 12) launched a probe that…
Chinese astronomers discover giant star rich in lithium
China Central Television (CCTV) - Chinese astronomers have discovered the most lithium-rich giant star ever known and the discovery is…
Mars reaches its closest approach to Earth in 15 years
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES (JULY 31, 2018) (NASA TV) - Mars reached its closest approach to Earth on Tuesday…