MARS INSIGHT (NASA LANDER)

NASA InSight scientist/engineer Troy Hudson gives us the game plan for getting the mission's heat probe, also known as the "mole," digging again on Mars. For more about the mission, visit: https://www.nasa.gov/insight and https://mars.nasa.gov/insight/

According to a report by Gizmodo, NASA's InSight lander may have detected its first marsquake using its ultra-sensitive seismometer. In December of 2018 Insight successfully deployed its Seismic Experiment for Interior Structure instrument, followed by the deployment of its protective dome in February. NASA reportedly said that it is still analyzing data from an April 6th, 2019 event that, if confirmed, may be the first geologically induced tremor ever detected on another planet. SEIS team lead Philippe Lognonné in the press release, “We’ve been waiting months for a signal like this. It’s so exciting to finally have proof that Mars is still seismically active. We’re looking forward to sharing detailed results once we’ve had a chance to analyze them.” https://gizmodo.com/possible-marsquake-detected-by-nasa-s-insight-lander-1834277460 http://www.wochit.com This video was produced by YT Wochit News using http://wochit.com

In this video, we discuss the Radio Science Experiment on board the NASA InSight Mission. This probe, also known as RISE and will be recording how exactly the planet Mars wobbles in its orbit around the Sun. This motion can help InSight understand how much of Mars' inner core is liquid. Learn more about the InSight Lander Page: https://mars.nasa.gov/insight/ Thanks for watching! And consider subscribing if you enjoyed this video! Click here to Subscribe: https://tinyurl.com/yc8c8qxp Follow Martian Wolf on these platforms! Twitter: https://twitter.com/wolf_martian Facebook: https://fb.me/MartianWolf Want to Support the channel financially? Check out my Patreon! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/MartianWolf Heading Home by Nekzlo @nekzlo Music provided by Free Music for Vlogs youtu.be/YGL35p7LLqo ------------------------------ • Contact the artist: @nekzlo www.instagram.com/nekzlo/ twitter.com/Nekzlo_Music open.spotify.com/artist/75LSn0DiQyH6LnHBT8fOEK

A NASA video shows changing light and shadow on Mars.

NASA's InSight space probe has sent back the first sounds ever heard from the surface of Mars. "CBS This Morning" has details.

HuffPost reports that NASA’s new Mars lander has captured the first sounds of the “really unworldly” Martian wind. The Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena released audio clips of the alien wind Friday. The low-frequency rumblings were collected by the InSight lander. The lander collected the sounds during its first week of operations at Mars. The wind is estimated to be blowing 10 mph to 15 mph. according to the researchers, these are the first sounds from Mars that are detectable by human ears. Thomas Pike of Imperial College London said the rumbling is “rather different to anything that we’ve experienced on Earth, and I think it just gives us another way of thinking about how far away we are getting these signals.” https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/new-nasa-lander-captures-1st-sounds-of-martian-wind_us_5c0bb774e4b035a7bf5ba3b2 http://www.wochit.com This video was produced by YT Wochit News using http://wochit.com

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Space Fan News is Sponsored by OPT Telescopes and Patreon Patrons: https://optcorp.com/?utm_source=deepastronomy&utm_medium=telescopetalk&utm_campaign=home In this episode NASA successfully puts another lander on the Red Planet. Earlier this week, the Mars InSight Lander made it to the Martian surface intact with some help from little MarCOs: dedicated CubeSats that monitored the lander and relayed telemetry on the descent. Consider supporting Space Fan News: https://patreon.com/DeepAstronomy to ensure you get current space & astronomy news each week! Space Fan News Theme by Stephen Dubois available for download here: http://ancienteyesmusic.com Follow DeepAstronomy on Twitter: @DeepAstronomy Like DeepAstronomy on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DeepAstronomy/ Like Space Fan News on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SpaceFanNews/

Our InSight mission arrives at Mars, announcing the companies that will help us get to the Moon, and the space station’s next crew wraps up prelaunch activities … a few of the stories to tell you about – This Week at NASA! This video is available for download from NASA's Image and Video Library: https://images.nasa.gov/details-NHQ_2018_1130_InSight%20Mission%20Lands%20Safely%20on%20Mars%20on%20This%20Week%[email protected]%20%E2%80%93%20November%2030,%202018.html

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On November 26, 2018, NASA’s InSight lander successfully touched down on the surface of Mars. The Museum’s Science Visualization team created this simulation of the landing for NASA/JPL using an interactive data visualization software called OpenSpace. You can download the software and explore the universe yourself at OpenSpace / http://openspaceproject.com. #mars #insight #space #simulation OpenSpace is funded in part by NASA under award No NNX16AB93A. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. *** Subscribe to our channel: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=AMNHOrg Check out our full video catalog: http://www.youtube.com/user/AMNHorg Facebook: ‪http://fb.com/naturalhistory ‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬ Twitter: ‪http://twitter.com/amnh ‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬ Tumblr: ‪http://amnhnyc.tumblr.com/‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬ Instagram: ‪http://instagram.com/amnh‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬ This video and all media incorporated herein (including text, images, and audio) are the property of the American Museum of Natural History or its licensors, all rights reserved. The Museum has made this video available for your personal, educational use. You may not use this video, or any part of it, for commercial purposes, nor may you reproduce, distribute, publish, prepare derivative works from, or publicly display it without the prior written consent of the Museum. © American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY

Oxford Physics threw a landing party for members of the public and the Physics Department to share with the Oxford InSIght team the moment that the robot successfully landed on Mars. I took myself and my video camera and filmed those super tense moments and caught up with a couple of the scientists after the successful landing. Sadly, no videos were taken when we all decompressed in the pub afterwards! NASA's InSight probe will monitor the geological activity on Mars with a seismometer and a heat probe to help detect Marsquakes and determine the internal structure of Mars. (This was all recorded on my handycam so the video isn't the best quality. Also my little microphone tried its best but there is a lot of background noise in this video, sorry!) Rock song about Marsquakes: https://podcasts.ox.ac.uk/marsquakes If you enjoyed this video don't forget to subscribe and click the little bell icon to be notified when I post a new video! I also present videos on Sixty Symbols: https://www.youtube.com/user/sixtysymbols and Deep Sky Videos: https://www.youtube.com/user/DeepSkyVideos Dr. Becky Smethurst is a Junior Research Fellow at Christ Church at the University of Oxford. http://drbecky.uk.com

NASA celebrates Mars landing with an epic handshake. CNN's Jeanne Moos reports on the touchdown that inspired lots of touching. #CNN #News

Original air date: November 26, 2018 2 p.m. PT (5 p.m. ET, 2100 UTC) Mars has just received its newest robotic resident. NASA's Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport (InSight) lander successfully touched down on the Red Planet after an almost seven-month, 300-million-mile (458-million-kilometer) journey from Earth. This is the post landing news briefing at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. Speakers include: Jim Bridenstine - NASA Administrator, NASA Headquarters Michael Watkins - JPL Director, NASA JPL Tom Hoffman - InSight Project Manager, NASA JPL Andy Klesh - MarCO Chief Engineer, NASA JPL Elizabeth Barrett, InSight Instrument Operations Lead, NASA JPL Hosted by: Veronica McGregor

When InSight lands on Mars, it will deploy a self-hammering nail that was tested by Caltech granular materials experts and JPL Engineers.

It takes about eight minutes to hear from probes on Mars. NASA's InSight mission carried special CubeSats that sent immediate updates on its landing. Learn more about this story at https://www.newsy.com/85628/ Find more videos like this at https://www.newsy.com Follow Newsy on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/newsyvideos Follow Newsy on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/newsy

It's been less than 7 months since the INSIGHT lander took off from Vandenberg Air Force Base on top of an Atlas V rocket... and NOW it's going to be landing on Mars! This is super exciting! First landing since Curiosity in 2012. First time we'll be drilling deep into Mars to see what lies below the surface. First time we'll be measuring Mars quakes precisely. There'll be 7 minutes of terror as NASA will lose communications with INSIGHT as it begins descent. During that time, Insight will enter the atmosphere and bleed off speed using a heat shield, then a parachute bleeds off more speed, and lastly it will drop out of a shell and propulsively land softly on the surface (hopefully). NEW SHOP NOW OPEN!!! - https://everydayastronaut.com/shop/ My music is finally online EVERYWHERE! Check out the 7 song EP "Maximum Aerodynamic Pressure" anywhere you listen to music or click here to find all the options - http://everydayastronaut.com/music Check out my new podcast!!!! - https://ourludicrousfuture.com Show your support and join our discord channel by becoming a Patron - http://patreon.com/everydayastronaut Thinking about ordering a Tesla? Get free unlimited supercharging!! http://ts.la/tim19804 Already order a Model 3 and waiting for delivery? You can use my referral code too (talk to your advisor) tim19804 🙂

Original air date: November 26, 2018 11 a.m. PT (2 p.m. ET) See a 360-view from inside mission control at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory as signals return from the InSight mission as it lands on Mars. This includes a picture-in-picture view of landing commentary, including interviews with team members. Important note: Not all browsers support viewing 360 videos/images. YouTube supports uploading and playback of 360 degree videos/images on computers using Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer, and Opera browsers. If your browser does not support 360, a 2-D view of this same landing commentary will be available at https://nasa.gov/live

US space agency Nasa has landed a new robot on Mars after a dramatic seven-minute plunge to the surface of the Red Planet. Please subscribe HERE http://bit.ly/1rbfUog

After seven months of traveling through space, the NASA InSight mission has landed on Mars. #CNN #News

Original air date: November 26, 2018 11 a.m. PT (2 p.m. ET) See inside mission control at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory as signals return from the InSight mission as it lands on Mars. Landing commentary includes interviews with team members. https://mars.nasa.gov/insight

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NASA Entry, Descent and Landing (EDL) Systems Engineer Julie Wertz Chen talks with Space.com's Tariq Malik about the InSight mission the day before it is scheduled to land on Mars. -- 'Mars Is Hard': Tension Rises for NASA's InSight Landing on Red Planet: https://www.space.com/42529-insight-mars-landing-nasa-tension-high.html

NASA Chief Scientist Jim Green talks with Space.com’s Tariq Malik about the InSight mission the day before it is scheduled to land on Mars. -- 'Mars Is Hard': Tension Rises for NASA's InSight Landing on Red Planet: https://www.space.com/42529-insight-mars-landing-nasa-tension-high.html

Original air date: November 25, 2018 1 p.m. PT (4 p.m. ET) Commentary begins at 9:46 NASA's Mars Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport (InSight) spacecraft is on track for a soft touchdown on the surface of the Red Planet on Nov. 26. NASA Social attendees and media ask questions from the audience and on social via #AskNASA. Briefing participants include: Moderator Stephanie L. Smith, NASA-JPL Social Media Team NASA HQ Overview Thomas Zurbuchen, Associate Administrator for the Science Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters Science Panel Sue Smrekar, InSight Deputy Principal Investigator, NASA-JPL Philippe Laudet, SEIS Project Manager, CNES Tilman Spohn, HP 3 Principal Investigator, DLR Jim Green, NASA Chief Scientist, HQ Experience InSight Demo Jason Craig, technical producer, NASA-JPL Engineering Panel Farah Alibay, InSight Payload Systems Engineer, NASA-JPL Aline Zimmer, InSight EDL Systems Engineer, NASA-JPL Ashitey Trebi-Ollennu, InSight Instrument Deployment System Ops Lead, NASA-JPL Tim Priser, Quality Director, Lockheed Martin Space MARCO Panel Andy Klesh, MarCO Chief Engineer, NASA-JPL Anne Marinan, MarCO-B Mission Manager, NASA-JPL Follow us on your favorite social media platforms for updates @NASAJPL and tag questions with #AskNASA.

Original air date: November 25, 2018 10 a.m. PT (1 p.m. ET) NASA discusses landing the first-ever mission to study the heart of Mars. InSight (Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport) will be the topic of this media briefing, which looks forward to the lander’s Nov. 26 arrival at the Red Planet. InSight will study the deep interior of Mars to learn how all rocky planets, including Earth and its Moon, formed. The lander’s instruments include a seismometer to detect marsquakes and a probe to monitor the flow of heat in the planet's subsurface. Briefing participants include: Thomas Zurbuchen - Associate Administrator of NASA’s Science Mission Directorate, Headquarters Bruce Banerdt – InSight Principal Investigator, NASA JPL Tom Hoffman – InSight Project Manager, NASA JPL Cody Colley - MarCO-A Mission Manager, NASA JPL Julie Wertz Chen – Entry, Descent and Landing Systems Engineer, NASA JPL Follow us on your favorite social media platforms for updates @NASAJPL and tag questions with #AskNASA. All chats are moderated. Inappropriate language or posts that harass other individuals will be removed. Be courteous Use respectful language Protect your private information No spam, sexually explicit or discriminatory material Stay on topic

Nasa's Mars InSight lander is due to arrive on the Red Planet's surface on Monday night. It's going to use seismometers to study the planet's interior so we can learn more about how it formed and why it's so different from Earth. Video journalist: Laura Foster Please subscribe HERE http://bit.ly/1rbfUog

When NASA’s InSight descends to the Red Planet on Nov. 26, 2018, it's guaranteed to be a white-knuckle event. Rob Manning, chief engineer at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, explains the critical steps that must happen in perfect sequence to get the robotic lander safely to the surface. Download this video: https://images.nasa.gov/details-JPL-20181031-INSIGHf-0001-InSight%20Landing%20on%20Mars.html

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NASA is counting down to a nail-biting touchdown Monday, November 26, of the $993 million Mars InSight, the first spacecraft to listen for quakes and study the inner workings of another rocky planet. Full story: https://www.rappler.com/science-nature/earth-space/217421-nasa-counts-down-to-landing-of-martian-quake-sensor-insight

A landing site is selected for our next Mars rover, our InSight mission is in the home stretch of its journey to the Red Planet, and a week of celebration on the space station … a few of the stories to tell you about – This Week at NASA! This video is available for download from NASA's Image and Video Library: https://images.nasa.gov/details-NHQ_2018_1123_Landing%20Site%20Selected%20for%20Mars%202020%20Mission%20on%20This%20Week%[email protected]%20%E2%80%93%20November%2023,%202018.html

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Rob Maddock and his team are responsible for understanding how NASA's InSight lander will perform through the Mars atmosphere from entry to touchdown (a.k.a the nail-biting "six or seven minutes of terror"). InSight is set to land on the Red Planet at 2:54pm on Nov. 26, 2018.

How does NASA get information from Mars back to Earth? InSight entry, descent and landing communications engineer Daniel Litton has the answer. InSight is set to land on the Red Planet at 2:54pm on Nov. 26, 2018.

Original Air Date: Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2018 PART 1: Engineering Briefing Prior to landing on the Red Planet NASA discusses the engineering that went into the InSight lander. Launched on May 5, InSight marks NASA's first Mars landing since the Curiosity rover in 2012. The landing will kick off a two-year mission in which InSight will become the first spacecraft to study Mars' deep interior. Its data also will help scientists understand the formation of all rocky worlds, including our own. InSight is being followed to Mars by two miniature NASA spacecraft, jointly called Mars Cube One (MarCO), the first deep-space mission for CubeSats. If MarCO makes its planned Mars flyby, it will attempt to relay data from InSight as it enters the planet's atmosphere and lands. InSight and MarCO flight controllers will monitor the spacecraft's entry, descent and landing from Mission Control at JPL. Speakers include: - Thomas Zurbuchen, Associate Administrator - Tom Hoffman, InSight project manager at JPL - Stu Spath, InSight Program Manager, Lockheed Martin Science - Rob Grover, Entry, Descent and Landing (EDL) Phase Lead for InSight, NASA-JPL - Anne Marinan, MarCO-B Mission Manager, NASA-JPL PART 2: Science Overview Speakers include: Lori Glaze, Acting Director of NASA’s Planetary Science Division, NASA Headquarters Bruce Banerdt, InSight Principal Investigator, NASA-JPL Sue Smrekar, InSight Deputy Principal Investigator, NASA-JPL Philippe Laudet, SEIS (Seismic Experiment for Interior Structure) Project Manager, CNES (French Space Agency) Tilman Spohn, HP 3 (Heat Flow and Physical Properties Probe) Principal Investigator, DLR (German Aerospace Agency)

NASA is preparing for its lander InSight to break through the Martian atmosphere and touch down on the surface.

NASA is sending an $850 million lander to Mars. Using a drill to dig deeper into the planet than ever before, Insight will be the first of its kind to study Mars’ interior. This mission will help us learn more about the origins of our solar system. ------------------------------------------------------ #NASA #Mars #ScienceInsider Following is the transcript of the video: NASA's about to break new ground like never before, by sending a giant drill to Mars. It's the largest drill NASA has ever sent to space, and it will dig deeper into Mars than ever before. The mission? Uncover clues to one of the most outstanding mysteries in our solar system. NASA's $850 million InSight Lander is the first designed to study the interior structure of Mars. Until now, NASA's landers mainly focused on exploring Mars' surface for signs of potential life. They've touched down near volcanoes, valleys, and canyons. But InSight won't be going anywhere like that, since InSight is not a rover and can't move around. NASA has one shot to land it in the perfect spot, here! Elysium Planitia, sometimes referred to as the biggest parking lot on Mars. It's one of the plainest spots NASA could find and the perfect place for InSight. For one, it's close to the equator, guaranteeing the solar panels that power InSight's instruments will work year-round for its nearly two-year mission. But most importantly, that smooth surface will make it easier for InSight's drill to bore deep into the Martian soil. The drill works like a motorized nail, hammering itself into the ground. Over the course of 40 days, the drill will reach 16 feet into the planet. That's roughly the length of a car. For comparison, NASA's Curiosity Rover only dug about half an inch deep. That's the length of an aspirin pill. As InSight digs, it will occasionally shoot out bursts of heat. By calculating how quickly that heat warms the ground around it, InSight can measure the chemical makeup of the soil. But InSight's drill pulls double duty. As it hammers away, it also sends vibrations through the ground, which are sensitive to different layers that might be hiding under the surface. For example, if Mars has underground lava flows, those vibrations will find them. But this only gives NASA clues to the shallower layers of Mars. To understand the deep inner core, InSight has another tool that will measure how much Mars wobbles on its axis. It works similar to an egg. If you spin an uncooked egg, the liquid yolk will slosh around making the egg wobble. But if the inside is cooked, there's less wobble. Similarly, how much Mars wobbles can tell us whether its core is molten liquid or solid metal. And all these clues can help scientists solve a bigger mystery of how rocky planets like Mars and Earth formed in the first place. By studying the interior of Mars, scientists can get a better grasp on how Mars has evolved over billions of years from a warm, wet world to the desolate landscape it is today. But there's an even bigger objective on the horizon. Ultimately, the more we know about our own solar system, the better we get at searching for other planets beyond our solar system that may have the potential to harbor life. ------------------------------------------------------ Tech Insider tells you all you need to know about tech: gadgets, how-to's, gaming, science, digital culture, and more. Subscribe to our channel and visit us at: http://www.businessinsider.com/sai TI on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/techinsider TI on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tech_insider/ TI on Twitter: https://twitter.com/techinsider INSIDER on Snapchat: https://insder.co/2KJLtVo ------------------------------------------------------ Why NASA Is Sending An $850 Million Hammer To Mars

Hear all about NASA's next mission to Mars that lands November 26th. All Space Considered welcomes special guest Dr. Mark Panning from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory who will tell us all we need to know to get ready for the big NASA InSight landing only weeks away! Join us November 2 at 7:30 p.m. PDT in the Leonard Nimoy Theatre at Griffith Observatory.

When NASA's InSight lands on Mars, it will be the first mission on another planet to use a robotic arm to grasp instruments and place them on the surface. While it may look like an arcade machine, this space claw is designed to come away with a prize every time. For more about the InSight lander, visit https://mars.nasa.gov/insight

Why are the tallest peaks in the solar system found on one of its smallest worlds? Like any planet, how Mars looks outside is tied to what goes on inside. Dig into planetary formation in this 60-second video and by visiting mars.nasa.gov/insight .

The German Aerospace Center (DLR) developed and built an instrument to fly on NASA's InSight mission that will measure the heat coming out of the interior of Mars. The instrument's principal investigator, Tilman Spohn, is looking forward to studying the internal heat of the mysterious Red Planet. Landing in November 2018, NASA's InSight will probe beneath the surface of Mars, study the planet's interior and shed light on how rocky planets — inside and outside our solar system — form. Keep up with InSight at: https://mars.nasa.gov/insight

NASA-JPL InSight systems engineer Julie Wertz helps land spacecraft on the Red Planet. This includes entering the atmosphere, deploying a parachute and safely touching down. This process, called entry, descent and landing (EDL), is now a part of her family: her husband worked EDL for NASA's Curiosity rover. Landing in November 2018, NASA's InSight will probe beneath the surface of Mars, study the planet's interior and shed light on how rocky planets — inside and outside our solar system — form. Keep up with InSight at: https://mars.nasa.gov/insight

Where should you land a spacecraft? NASA-JPL scientist Ingrid Daubar helped find the best parking spot on Mars for the upcoming NASA InSight lander. Landing in November 2018, NASA's InSight will probe beneath the surface of Mars, study the planet's interior and shed light on how rocky planets — inside and outside our solar system — form. Keep up with InSight at: https://mars.nasa.gov/insight

NASA-JPL InSight engineer Marleen Martinez Sundgaard works in a simulated Martian sandbox. She tests science instruments meant for Mars right here on Earth. Growing up in a migrant farming family, Marleen was always dreaming of the stars — now her dream has become a reality. Landing in November 2018, NASA's InSight will probe beneath the surface of Mars, study the planet's interior and shed light on how rocky planets — inside and outside our solar system — form. Keep up with InSight at: https://mars.nasa.gov/insight

ETH Zurich professor Domenico Giardini spent his career studying earthquakes — once NASA InSight lands, he will get to study marsquakes. An Italian living in Switzerland, Domenico works with NASA’s international partners to provide electronics for the lander's seismometer. Landing in November 2018, NASA's InSight will probe beneath the surface of Mars, study the planet's interior and shed light on how rocky planets — inside and outside our solar system — form. Keep up with InSight at: https://mars.nasa.gov/insight

French engineers developed and built a quake-detecting device — a seismometer — to send to Mars as part of the NASA InSight mission. The seismometer’s principal investigator, Philippe Lognonné of France’s IPGP, is equally excited to study marsquakes as he is to inspire the next generation of Martian explorers. Landing in November 2018, NASA's InSight will probe beneath the surface of Mars, study the planet's interior and shed light on how rocky planets — inside and outside our solar system — form. Keep up with InSight at: https://mars.nasa.gov/insight

French engineers developed and built a quake-detecting device — a seismometer — to send to Mars as part of the NASA InSight mission. Project manager Philippe Laudet of CNES, the French space agency, is both a musician and space explorer — two very different worlds, yet two similar human experiences. Landing in November 2018, NASA's InSight will probe beneath the surface of Mars, study the planet's interior and shed light on how rocky planets — inside and outside our solar system — form. Keep up with InSight at: https://mars.nasa.gov/insight

NASA-JPL InSight Systems Engineer Ravi Prakash helps keep spacecraft healthy on Mars — when he's not using his engineering design skills to help people in poverty through humanitarian work. Landing in November 2018, NASA's InSight will probe beneath the surface of Mars, study the planet's interior and shed light on how rocky planets — inside and outside our solar system — form. Keep up with InSight at: https://mars.nasa.gov/insight