NASA's InSight rover lands on Mars

People at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., celebrate as the InSight lander touches down on Mars on Monday, Nov. 26, 2018. People at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., celebrate as the InSight lander touches down on Mars on Monday, Nov. 26, 2018. Photo: Marcio Jose Sanchez, AP Photo: Marcio Jose Sanchez, AP Image 1 of / 72 Caption Close NASA's InSight rover lands on Mars 1 / 72 Back to Gallery

InSight's dramatic touch down Monday was the first time NASA has landed on the Red Planet in six years, when the Curiosity rover reached the planet in 2012. NASA spent more than $800 million on the InSight mission.

InSight — which launched May 5 and will study Mars' deep interior over the next two years to help NASA better understand how rocky planets, like Earth, formed — is the seventh exploration mission NASA is participating in on the Martian surface. An eighth, the Mars 2020 rover, will be joining the team in about a year.

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NASA's InSight mission will touch down on Mars a little before 2 p.m. Monday.

Space Center Houston will show a live stream from NASA TV for members of the public. While that is happening, visitors can learn about the spacecraft, how it will observe Mars and why it's important to explore the surface of Mars.

Go to NASALive to view online.

NASA reporter Alex Stuckey is at the space center and will be reporting live from the event.