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Topic: NASA’s InSight Spacecraft
A little more than one Martian year later, the stationary lander has detected more than 480 quakes and collected the most comprehensive weather data of any surface mission sent to Mars. InSight’s probe, which has struggled to dig underground to take the planet’s temperature, has made progress, too. There was a time when the surfaces of Mars and Earth were very similar. Both were warm, wet, and shrouded in thick atmospheres. ![]() Clouds drift over the dome-covered seismometer, known as SEIS, belonging to NASA’s InSight lander, on Mars. (NASA/JPL-Caltech) «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Technology | No Comments
NASA takes a look at Marsquakes
Provided by the French space agency, Centre National d’Études Spatiales (CNES), the seismometer detected its first marsquake on April 6th, 2019. ![]() This artist’s concept is a simulation of what seismic waves from a marsquake might look like as they move through different layers of the Martian interior. (NASA/JPL-Caltech/ETH Zurich/ Van Driel) «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Technology | No Comments
NASA will use multiple spacecraft to monitor Insight Landing on MarsNASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
But in the minutes before that, NASA’s InSight team will be monitoring the Mars lander’s radio signals using a variety of spacecraft – and even radio telescopes here on Earth – to suss out what’s happening 91 million miles (146 million km) away. ![]() This image depicts the MarCO CubeSats relaying data from NASA’s InSight lander as it enters the Martian atmosphere. (NASA/JPL-Caltech) «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Technology | No Comments
NASA says Mars, Earth can teach us a lot about LifeNASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
There was a time when their resemblance was uncanny: Both were warm, wet and shrouded in thick atmospheres. But 3 or 4 billion years ago, these two worlds took different paths. We may soon know why they went their separate ways. NASA’s InSight spacecraft will arrive at the Red Planet on Monday, November 26th, 2018 and will allow scientists to compare Earth to its rusty sibling like never before. ![]() This composite image of Earth and Mars was created to allow viewers to gain a better understanding of the relative sizes of the two planets. (NASA/JPL-Caltech) «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Technology | No Comments
NASA releases timeline for InSight landing on MarsNASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
InSight’s entry, descent and landing (EDL) team, based at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, along with another part of the team at Lockheed Martin Space in Denver, have pre-programmed the spacecraft to perform a specific sequence of activities to make this possible. ![]() This illustration shows a simulated view of NASA’s InSight lander descending on its parachute toward the surface of Mars. (NASA/JPL-Caltech) «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Technology | No Comments
NASA’s InSight Lander to study Mars from one locationNASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Unlike the space agency’s rovers, InSight is a lander designed to study an entire planet from just one spot. This sedentary science allows InSight to detect geophysical signals deep below the Martian surface, including marsquakes and heat. ![]() This artist’s concept depicts NASA’s InSight lander after it has deployed its instruments on the Martian surface. (NASA/JPL-Caltech) «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Technology | No Comments
NASA’s MarCO CubeSats take their first picture of MarsNASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory
One of the twin MarCO CubeSats snapped this image of Mars on October 3rd – the first image of the Red Planet ever produced by this class of tiny, low-cost spacecraft. The two CubeSats are officially called MarCO-A and MarCO-B but nicknamed “EVE” and “Wall-E” by their engineering team. ![]() One of NASA’s twin MarCO spacecraft took this image(annotated) of Mars on October 2nd — the first time a CubeSat, a kind of low-cost, briefcase-sized spacecraft — has done so. (NASA/JPL-Caltech) «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Technology | No Comments
NASA’s Mars Cube One mission breaking new ground in Deep Space ExplorationNASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory
This summer, NASA has been flying the first two next-generation CubeSats to deep space. They’re currently on their way to Mars, trailing thousands of miles behind the InSight spacecraft. InSight and its CubeSat tag-alongs are already more than halfway to the Red Planet. ![]() NASA Engineer Joel Steinkraus uses sunlight to test the solar arrays on one of the Mars Cube One (MarCO) spacecraft. (NASA/JPL-Caltech) «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Technology | No Comments
NASA CubeSats Steer make trajectory correction for MarsNASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Over the past week, two CubeSats called MarCO-A and MarCO-B have been firing their propulsion systems to guide themselves toward Mars. This process, called a trajectory correction maneuver, allows a spacecraft to refine its path to Mars following launch. Both CubeSats successfully completed this maneuver; NASA’s InSight spacecraft just completed the same process on May 22nd. ![]() An artist’s concept of one of NASA’s MarCO CubeSats. The twin MarCOs are the first CubeSats to complete a trajectory correction maneuver, firing their thrusters to guide themselves toward Mars. (NASA/JPL-Caltech) «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Technology | No Comments
NASA to launch first pair of CubeSats designed for Deep SpaceNASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory
But in the past two decades, mini-satellites called CubeSats have made space accessible to a new generation. These briefcase-sized boxes are more focused in their abilities and have a fraction of the mass — and cost — of some past titans of space. In May, engineers will be watching closely as NASA launches its first pair of CubeSats designed for deep space. The twin spacecraft are called Mars Cube One, or MarCO, and were built at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. ![]() An artist’s rendering of the twin Mars Cube One (MarCO) spacecraft as they fly through deep space. The MarCOs will be the first CubeSats — a kind of modular, mini-satellite — attempting to fly to another planet. (NASA/JPL-Caltech) «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Technology | No Comments
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