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This is NASA InSight's first full selfie on Mars. It displays the lander's solar panels and deck. On top of the deck are its science instruments, weather sensor booms and UHF antenna. The selfie was taken on Dec. 6, 2018 (sol 10). -- NASA

Astrogeology, Atmospheres, Climate, Weather, Biogeochemical Cycles & Geobiology, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Habitable Zones, Icy Worlds, Mapping, Geodesy, Cartography, Bathymetry, Mars, Press Release, Robotics/Rovers/UAVs, Water/Hycean Worlds & Oceanography

The Presence Of Liquid Water Is The Most Probable Explanation For Data Collected By Mars Insight

by Keith CowingAugust 12, 2024August 12, 2024

Data about Mars’ planetary crust gathered from the Mars InSight lander are best explained by the conclusion that the crust has stores of liquid water. Analysis led by Vashan Wright, […]

Press Release, SETI & Technosignatures

Instrument Extends Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence to New Realms

by Keith CowingMarch 20, 2015

Astronomers have expanded the search for extraterrestrial intelligence into a new realm with detectors tuned to infrared light. Their new instrument has just begun to scour the sky for messages […]