Earlier today, NASA reported a successful landing of the Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport (InSight) lander on Mars! It will use cutting edge instruments, to delve deep beneath the surface and seek the fingerprints of the processes that formed the terrestrial planets. It does so by measuring the planet's "vital signs": its "pulse" (seismology), "temperature" (heat flow), and "reflexes" (precision tracking).1
Mission controllers at NASA-JPL have received a signal from NASA's InSight lander on the Mars surface via MarCO and a beep from InSight's X-band radio. In the coming hours, engineers will be checking on the spacecraft's health.
A post-landing news briefing expected at 2 p.m. PST (5 p.m. EST).
Meanwhile, you can check out the InSight website, see the landing status, or a short video explanation of the entire mission.
UPDATES
3:03PM EST - Here is the first picture the lander took! The sky is up and the ground is down indicating that the lander has, in fact, landed with the correct side up.
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