The team behind NASA’s InSight Mars lander has come up with an innovative way to boost the spacecraft’s energy at a time when its power levels have been falling. The lander’s robotic arm trickled sand ...

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The InSight lander will collect Mars science data as long as possible before power dwindles away by summer's end. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here ...

The lander is coated in red as it winds down science operations. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Breaking space news, the latest ...

The Martian dust is relentless. It's ended the lives of NASA robots before, by blanketing their solar panels. Amassing dust is now diminishing the power of the space agency's InSight lander, the first ...