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Astronomy and Space Sciences

The NASA InSight Mission has successfully landed on Mars!

Watch live coverage of the InSight Lander plunge through the Martian atmosphere.

See evidence of invisible cosmic rays with Cloud Chamber.

Get a sneak peek of the InSight Mars mission.

Air—not water—erupts through fine powder to sculpt these roiling streams.

Explore a contemporary twist on a common ancient Greek sundial.

Swirling sand evokes a desert landscape.

Looking at the night sky can help you see how your eyes and brain make sense out of moonlight.

Are there earthquakes on Mars? Or rather, “marsquakes?"

Check out the NASA InSight Roadshow's 2018 visit to the Exploratorium.

Join NASA scientists to learn more about the latest Mars mission.

Join us to learn about NASA's InSight Lander mission.

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