Despite its immense power, NASA’s Mars Insight probe is determined to squeeze as much science as possible down to the last minute.
Solar panels are dusty and batteries are running low on power, but NASA’s Mars Insight lander continues to collect more scientific data about the Red Planet until its final beep. To conserve power, InSight was expected to shut down the seismometer, the last operational science instrument, in late June, hoping to maintain its remaining strength … Read more