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  • NASA’s InSight beams back breathtakingly clear photo of Mars

    11/27/2018 8:13:31 AM PST · by heterosupremacist · 98 replies
    https://nypost.com ^ | 11/27/2018 | Ben Feureherd
    NASA’s spacecraft that landed on Mars on Monday has beamed back its first clear photo of the desolate Red Planet. “There’s a quiet beauty here. Looking forward to exploring my new home,” NASA tweeted late Monday, hours after its new InSight lander touched down. The image came after the rover had earlier sent back a somewhat blurry photo. The space agency said that in the interim, the spacecraft had opened its solar panels, which allowed it to recharge its batteries for the mission.
  • Live(Now): NASA’s InSight spacecraft to make historic landing on Mars(Fox News Video-on YouTube)

    11/26/2018 11:40:35 AM PST · by Revel · 34 replies
    Fox News Video-on YouTube ^ | 11/26/18 | Nasa
    Video courtesy of NASA. NASA’s InSight spacecraft is close to making its historic touchdown on Mars after an epic journey of just over 300 million miles.
  • For NASA's InSight Mars Lander, All Systems Are Go for Monday Touchdown

    11/22/2018 6:58:21 PM PST · by aquila48 · 74 replies
    Space.com ^ | November 21, 2018 | Meghan Bartels
    All systems are go for landing on Mars on Nov. 26, NASA personnel affiliated with the InSight mission confirmed during a pair of news conferences held today (Nov. 21). As of that news conference, the spacecraft had traveled about 295 million miles (475 million kilometers) of the 301 million miles (484 million km) that will make up its total journey. But one of the most serious hurdles remains, the entry, descent and landing process, which will begin at about 3 p.m. EST (2000 GMT) on Monday (Nov. 26). "My heart is beating inside of my chest like a drum," NASA...