This week in science

NASA InSight shutting down and more: Understand the world through 9 images

Updated: Feb. 20, 2024

Originally Published: May 19, 2022

An artist's rendition of the InSight lander operating on the surface of Mars.The lander's science in...

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NASA announced the week of May 11–18 that it will shut down its Mars InSight lander, and scientists saw our galaxy’s black hole for the first time.

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Here are the week’s biggest science stories, told in 9 incredible images.

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