Mars InSight

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Science Behind the Fiction: NASA edges closer to manned Mars missions

Cassidy Ward

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Phil Plait

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Distant galaxies pepper this deep infrared image of the sky, the first taken by Hubble after being reactivated after several weeks of being in safe mode due to a busted gyro. This image has been enlarged and slightly contrast-enhanced from original.

Tag: Bad Astronomy

Tag: Bad Astronomy

Mars InSight lands on the Red Planet today! Here's how it'll happen.

Phil Plait

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Minutes before reaching the surface, the Mars InSight lander must pass through the Martian atmosphere at high speed, ramming the air and heating up like a meteor. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

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Pale Red Dot… for now

Phil Plait

Oct 23, 2018

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Mars (circled) as seen by MarCO-B, a very tiny spacecraft on its way to the Red Planet. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

Tag: Bad Astronomy

Tag: Bad Astronomy

A tiny cube sees the Earth and Moon on its way to Mars

Phil Plait

May 16, 2018

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Artwork depicting the pair of Mars Cube One satellites on their way to Mars. Credit: NASA

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Tag: Bad Astronomy

NASA hopes to launch its next big Mars lander, InSight, tomorrow!

Phil Plait

May 4, 2018

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The Mars lander InSight will sit on the surface and measure marsquakes, heat transport, and the planet’s wobble, all to help us understand the internal structure of the Red Planet. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

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