Another update from the surface of Mars, as NASA’s InSight lander has successfully deployed its first instrument onto the planet’s surface. This week the lander placed its copper-colored seismometer ...

An image from NASA’s InSight lander shows the probe’s robotic arm putting a seismometer on Mars. This is the first time a seismometer has been placed onto the surface of another planet. (NASA / ...

Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET. When not wallowing in weird gear and iPad apps for cats, she can be found tinkering with her 1956 DeSoto. NASA's ...

NASA’s InSight lander has deployed its first instrument onto the surface of Mars, completing a major mission milestone. New images from the lander show the seismometer on the ground, its ...

The InSight lander has been on the surface of Mars since November 26 and has been preparing to deploy two of its main instruments. One of those instruments is a seismometer that is meant to detect ...

With scientists now saying there's a 99 percent chance "the big one" will finally hit California sometime during the next 30 years, seismologists are scrambling to come up with new ways to detect and ...

Scientists show that an ocean-bottom seismometer deployed close to the calving front of a glacier in Greenland can detect continuous seismic radiation from a glacier sliding, reminiscent of a slow ...

In Fortnite Chapter 3, seismometers are scientific instruments that you need to interact with to complete one of the game's seasonal quests. You will be assigned this task upon your initial arrival at ...

NASA announced Wednesday that it will attempt to launch its InSight mission to Mars in 2018, two years after its original launch date, after engineers discovered problems with the spacecraft's ...

The 12th Man set a new noise record for loudest outdoor sports stadium, taking back a mark they achieved earlier this season. An official from Guinness World Records recorded the crowd noise at 137.6 ...