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This look back at a dune that NASA's Curiosity Mars rover drove across was taken by the rover's Mast Camera (Mastcam) during the 538th Martian day, or sol, of Curiosity's work on Mars (Feb. 9, 2014). Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS

Perseverance Joins Odyssey, MRO, Curiosity, MAVEN and InSight at Mars

March 11, 2021 // by Kevin Wilcox

NASA’s active missions at the Red Planet responsible for decades of revelations.

March 10, 2021 // by INSIGHT Staff

Psyche Mission Co-investigator Ben Weiss discusses the mission to a unique metal asteroid orbiting the Sun between Mars and Jupiter.

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NASA astronaut Shannon W. Lucid communicates with the ground support team inside the Core Module of the Russian Mir Space Station in 1996. Lucid, who holds a Ph.D. in biochemistry, spent six months on Mir performing experiments, setting a record for longest female space flight. Credit: NASA

This Month in NASA History: Lucid Arrives at Mir

March 3, 2021 // by Kevin Wilcox

Record-setting stay spotlights growing cooperation in space.

New Podcast Episode 54: Astrophysics Pioneers Program

February 24, 2021 // by INSIGHT Staff

NASA Astrophysicist and Pioneers Program Lead Scientist Michael Garcia discusses the new program’s first mission concepts selected for further development.

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The Perseverance Rover is lowered to the surface of Mars by the Descent Stage, via nylon cables. A camera aboard the descent stage captured this shot. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

Perseverance Team Overcomes Seven Minutes of Terror

February 23, 2021 // by Kevin Wilcox

Rover lands safely on Mars, begins mission that includes sample return work.

Critical Knowledge inSight: Kjell Lindgren: Reflections on Astronaut Training

February 16, 2021 // by INSIGHT Staff

Astronaut training is critically important to the success and safety of missions.

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Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 53, Ingenuity Mars Helicopter

Podcast Episode 53: Ingenuity Mars Helicopter

February 10, 2021 // by INSIGHT Staff

Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Chief Engineer Bob Balaram discusses the first experimental aircraft flight on another planet.

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This artist's-concept illustration depicts the spacecraft of NASA's Psyche mission near the mission's target, the metal asteroid Psyche. The artwork was created in May 2017 to show the five-panel solar arrays planned for the spacecraft. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

NASA Mission to Intriguing Metal Asteroid Moves Forward

February 9, 2021 // by Kevin Wilcox

Psyche spacecraft seeks to identify if object in main belt is the core of a past planet.

The Russian space station Mir as Space Shuttle Discovery pulls closer for the first rendezvous in a program that would eventually include nine docking missions. Credit: NASA/JSC

This Month in NASA History: Discovery Arrives at Mir

February 3, 2021 // by Kevin Wilcox

Mission improved communications and set stage for docking missions to come.