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An artist's depiction of the Mars InSight lander on Elysium Planitia, where it will land on Nov. 26.
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Monday, Nov. 19
NASA's InSight Mars Lander Touches Down 1 Week from Today!
NASA's InSight Mars lander will touch down on the Red Planet
NASA Is Landing on Mars Soon! Here's How to Watch the InSight Excitement.
NASA's InSight lander will arrive at the Red Planet on the afternoon of Nov. 26, hopefully amid a flurry of celebratory whoops akin to those elicited by the successful touchdown of the Curiosity Mars rover on Aug. 5, 2012.
Saturday, Nov. 17
Here's How NASA's Mars InSight Will Phone Home After Its Dramatic Landing
Like any dutiful creation, NASA's Mars InSight lander has promised to phone home upon safely reaching its destination on Nov. 26.
Wednesday, Nov. 7
Why NASA Chose a 'Vanilla Ice Cream' Landing Site on Mars for the InSight Lander
Sometimes, boring is best — and that's certainly true when you're trying to set a lander down on the surface of Mars, where any eventfulness is likely bad news.
Thursday, Nov. 1
6 Minutes of Terror: What NASA's InSight Mars Lander Faces to Reach the Red Planet
NASA has enjoyed a nice run of success landing robots on Mars lately, but that doesn't mean the agency is getting cocky ahead of next month's touchdown of the InSight lander.
Friday, Oct. 26
1 Month to Mars! NASA's InSight Lander Nearing Red Planet Touchdown
One month from today, Mars will welcome a new robotic resident that seeks to probe the planet's innards.
Monday, Aug. 20
NASA's InSight Mars Lander Snaps a Selfie at Halfway Mark to Red Planet
NASA's newest spacecraft bound for Mars is halfway to its destination and is in good condition, the agency announced today (Aug. 20). The probe even snapped a selfie in space to mark the milestone.
Monday, June 18
Gravity Assist Podcast: InSight, with Bruce Banerdt
NASA's new Chief Scientist, Dr Jim Green, talks to Bruce Banerdt, who is the lead scientist on the latest mission to Mars: InSight.
Thursday, May 24
NASA's InSight Mars Lander Fires Up Its Engines in Space for 1st Time
NASA's InSight Mars lander performed its first engine burn on Tuesday (May 22), refining its course toward the Red Planet.
Tuesday, May 8
The Best Views of NASA's InSight Mars Lander Launch? From an Airplane and Mountain!
When NASA launched its Mars InSight lander from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California early Saturday morning (May 5), a thick blanket of fog prevented onlookers from being able to see the Atlas V rocket as it soared into orbit.
Sunday, May 6
NASA's InSight Mars Lander Has Left Earth: So What's Next for the Probe?
NASA's InSight Mars lander is now cruising to the Red Planet.
Saturday, May 5
NASA's InSight Mars Lander Launches to Probe Red Planet's Deep Interior
NASA's latest Mars explorer is on its way to the Red Planet.
Friday, May 4
NASA's InSight Mars Lander Almost Didn't Happen. Here's How It Was Saved.
NASA's next Mars mission almost didn't happen.
VP Pence Visits NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory Ahead of Mars InSight Launch
Vice President Mike Pence made a visit to NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California, last Saturday (April 28) to tour the facility and check out the preparations for NASA's newest Mars mission.
Thursday, May 3
NASA Gives 'Go' for InSight Mars Lander Launch, Visible or Not
NASA's next Mars-bound spacecraft is ready to launch — even if there is a better than likely chance that no one will be able to see it when it leaves the ground.
West to Mars: NASA's InSight Mars Lander to Make Historic West Coast Launch
In its 60 year history, NASA has launched more than 50 spacecraft to study the solar system beyond Earth and its moon. Despite the long record, the agency's next mission will do something no other U.S. interplanetary probe has done before.
Measuring Marsquakes: How NASA's InSight Lander Will Peer Inside Red Planet
When we look up at Mars in the night sky we see a red planet - largely due to its rusty surface. But what's on the inside?
Wednesday, May 2
Deep InSight: NASA's Next Mars Lander Will Probe Red Planet's Interior
NASA is about to launch a spacecraft that will investigate Mars' deepest, darkest secrets.
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Mars Myths & Misconceptions: Quiz
No planet is more steeped in myth and misconception than Mars. This quiz will reveal how much you really know about some of the goofiest claims about the red planet.
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Watch NASA's Mars InSight Lander Arrive at Its California Launch Site
NASA's InSight lander is one step closer to the Red Planet since arriving at its launch site, where final preparations are underway for liftoff in May.
360-Degree View: In the Lab with NASA's InSight Mars Lander
A new 360-degree video on NASA's YouTube channel shows an engineering model of the InSight lander testing out instrument deployment in a simulated Martian environment at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in California.
Meet the Next Mars Lander: Getting Insight on NASA's InSight
NASA's next Mars lander is in the final phases of preparation before heading to California's Vandenberg Air Force Base, where it will become the first interplanetary mission ever to launch from that site.
Send Your Name to Mars Aboard NASA's InSight Lander!
NASA is offering another chance for you to send your name to Mars aboard the InSight lander launching to the Red Planet next year.
Will NASA's InSight Mars Mission Launch in 2018?
The grounded Mars lander was supposed to have launched by now -- will it be re-scheduled for 2018? NASA is mulling it over.
In NASA First, Cubesats Headed to Mars with InSight Lander
Two tiny cubesats, the first NASA plans to send to another planet, will keep watch on the agency’s InSight mission as it descends to the Martian surface.
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