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Nov 28
2018

Coming soon: We are announcing the new Moon partnerships with American companies at 2 p.m

Moon again?

Nov 28
2018

NASA Lands InSight on Mars

Mars just received its newest robotic resident. Our NASA InSight lander successfully touched down on the surface of the Red Planet yesterday after its 300-million-mile journey from Earth. Learn what insights we hope to gain from it and get your Mars on: https://go.nasa.gov/2FJEygW

Nov 28
2018

This Farewell Photo of Mars by an Interplanetary Cubesat Is Absolutely Amazing

A tiny interplanetary traveler called MarCO-B caught a stunning image of Mars as it bid farewell to the Red Planet.

Nov 27
2018

International Space Station infested with mysterious bugs

ISS Infested With Space Bugs!

The International Space Station is infested with mysterious space bugs that may be leaving astronauts at risk of “serious harm,” according to a new study.

Scientists discovered a thriving ecosystem of “infectious organisms” aboard the station which are similar to bugs found in hospitals on Earth.

A NASA team found five different varieties of Enterobacter, with researchers calculating that there is a “79 percent probability that they may potentially cause disease.”

Nov 27
2018

New Cameras on Mars!

The flow of raw images sent from Mars, straight to the Web, has begun!

Insight begins sharing raw images on mission website.

There was jubilation when InSight landed, but I’m just as happy to be writing about a distinct InSight event: The flow of raw images sent from Mars, straight to the Web, has begun. The Jet Propulsion Laboratory has begun sharing images from InSight’s two cameras to the mission website. You can check this website any time, any day, to see if there are new images from Mars, and sometimes, you’ll be able to see them even before mission team members do. Here, for example, is the first image returned from InSight’s Instrument Deployment Camera, sent straight to the Web.

Nov 26
2018

Watch the electrifying moment InSight lands on Mars from mission control

Relive the excitement in 360 degrees.

Nov 26
2018

Our Mars Odyssey orbiter phoned home, relaying the latest news from NASA InSight that indicates that its solar panels are open and collecting sunlight on the Martian surface

Also included in the dispatch: this snapshot from the lander’s arm showing the instruments in their new “plain perfect” home. Get the latest: https://go.nasa.gov/2FDGbwu

Nov 26
2018

NASA’s InSight Survives ‘Seven Minutes Of Terror,’ Lands On Mars

Everything went without a hitch.

Nov 26
2018

InSight Mission

I feel you, Mars – and soon I’ll know your heart. With this safe landing, I’m here. I’m home.

The InSight lander will study the interior of Mars and listen for Marsquakes.

Nov 26
2018

NASA lander set to touch down on Mars

Success!!!

HAPPENING NOW: NASA — National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s InSight lander is set to make a perilous maneuver to touch down on Mars, capping off a trip that started seven months and more than 300 million miles ago. https://abcn.ws/2RagLb8