Let’s take a moment to bring up the InSight lander on Mars. This little mission arrived at the red planet in 2018 on a two-year mission to measure marsquakes and to try and probe beneath the surface. While the sandy soil foiled the burrowing probe, the seismograph has been taking spectacular data, and its mission was extended to December 2022. Unfortunately, the mission has had to go into safe mode as a massive dust storm blocks the sunlight it needs to power its systems and stay warm. We here at the Daily Space hope the storm ends with a solar panel cleaning gust and the lander is able to return to work soon.

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