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November 26, 2018

NASA InSight Lander Arrives On Martian Surface

Touched Down Just Before 3:00 P.M. EST Monday At Elysium Planitia

Mars has just received its newest robotic resident. NASA's Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport (InSight) lander successfully touched down on the Red Planet after an almost seven-month, 300-million-mile journey from Earth.

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Martin Sonka has won the 2018 Red Bull Air Race World Championship following a nail-biting final race in Fort Worth, Texas. The pressure could not have been higher for the Czech pilot, who was last to fly and had to win the race to win the overall Championship. “This race was incredible. It couldn’t end up better than this,” he said afterwards. "It was a beautiful race with everything in it. As I came into the last flight I had a clear head. I knew that Matt Hall had flown a fast round, so I knew that I had to push a little bit, and definitely not make any mistakes or penalties, and that’s what I did.” If you've been wondering what the new Marine O

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NASA OSIRIS-REx Flexes Its 'Arm' Before Arriving At Asteroid Bennu

Completes Critical Maneuver To Test Sample Return Mechanism

NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft completes critical engineering maneuver campaign to test out sample return mechanism - developed by Lockheed Martin. TAGSAM, or Touch-and-Go Sample Acquisition Mechanism, completed a successful practice deployment in space earlier this month—an important milestone in the OSIRIS-REx mission to the asteroid Bennu. TAGSAM is the first-of-its-kind robotic arm and sampling head invented by Lockheed Martin.

Will Study Objects Like Herbig-Haro (HH) 212, Located About 1,400 Light-Years Away In The Constellation Orion

The formation of a star sounds like a simple process: a cloud of gas collapses in on itself, growing denser and hotter until nuclear fusion ignites and a star begins to shine. The reality is more complex and dramatic.