LOS ANGELES: NASA's InSight lander has deployed its first instrument onto the surface of Mars, marking the first time a seismometer had ever been placed onto the surface of another planet. New images ...

TheInSight lander, which arrived on Mars in 2018, was equipped with SEIS (Seismic Experiment for Interior Structure), a seismometer deployed directly on the Martian ground. SEIS detects various ty ...

In 2019, for the first time, a tremor was detected on the surface of Mars by the InSight lander's SEIS seismometer. NASA described the phenomenon as a marsquake. In 2020, the British Open was ...

The Space Coast set a new record in 2024 with 93 launches from all providers, building off the 72 orbital missions flown in 2023. With SpaceX’s continued pace, more launches from United Launch ...

TBD, no earlier than December 2025: SpaceX Falcon Heavy flying Astrobotic’s Griffin lunar lander as part of NASA ... to be landed there includes seismometers, a drill to allow emplacement ...

Their analysis is based on data collected by SEIS (Seismic Experiment for Interior Structure), an instrument deployed by NASA’s InSight lander, which arrived on Mars in 2018. InSight is notable for ...

Before Perseverance was launched, NASA equipped it with nine bits: one for Martian soil, two for removing the dust-covered ...

NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter captured a stunning image of the Curiosity rover in motion, revealing its winding trail across the Martian surface. The rover, heading towards a region with ...

Here’s the latest dirt on Mars. NASA’s trusty Curiosity rover, which has been exploring the so-called red planet for years, just unearthed something huge — a stash of carbon-rich carbonate ...

There will be two such ramps, installed on opposite sides of the lander, giving the rover the chance to choose the least risky route. Franklin's arrival on Mars will go a bit like this ...

The Japanese space agency JAXA is studying use of inflatable aeroshells to enable landings of small Mars rovers ... Phobos with those from the Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) spacecraft ...