NASA’s retired InSight lander, now covered in Martian dust, continues to offer insights into Mars through images captured by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. Over its four-year mission, InSight ...

To put dust storms under the magnifying glass, the researchers drew on real observations from ... usually during the second half of the Martian year. (A year on Mars lasts 687 Earth days).

Dust storms, she noted, pose real risks for Mars exploration ... buried beneath a layer of fine Martian grit. Even the more recent, nuclear-powered Perseverance rover faced difficulties.

The exact mechanism behind Mars’ ubiquitous dust storms is little understood. But a recent discovery is an important step ...

If Opportunity's energy reserves run too low to keep its aging electronic circuits warm, blisteringly cold Martian temperatures could disable them. But halfway around the planet, dust storm ...

If you buy through a BGR link, we may earn an affiliate commission, helping support our expert product labs. When NASA finally gave up on InSight’s survival just a few months ago, the space ...

But thanks to Martian dust storms, the lander's solar panels became ... The orbiter has taken annual photos of InSight since December 2018, when the lander first arrived on Mars.

Mars is well-known for its dust storms, which occur every Martian year during summer in the southern hemisphere. Every three Martian years (five and a half Earth years), these storms grow so large ...

The driving forces behind Martian dust storms continue to elude scientists. The study, presented at an academic conference earlier this month, takes experts a step closer to understanding these ...