NASA retires InSight lander after four years on Mars

Washington (AFP) Dec 21, 2022

NASA said farewell on Wednesday to the InSight lander that spent four years probing the interior of Mars. The US space agency said mission control had been unable to contact the spacecraft on two consecutive attempts, leading to the conclusion that its solar-powered batteries have run out of energy. "InSight may be retiring, but its legacy - and its findings from the deep interior of Ma