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Phoenix to Bake Ice-Rich Soil Next Week (7/4/2008)

Phoenix to Bake Ice-Rich Soil Next WeekScientists will carefully select and deliver the sample because it could be the last one baked. ...> Full Article



Phoenix Scrapes 'Almost Perfect' Icy Soil for Analysis (7/2/2008)

Phoenix Scrapes 'Almost Perfect' Icy Soil for AnalysisSamples hold clues to history of Martian water, climate and possible habitability. ...> Full Article


Phoenix Scrapes to Icy Soil in Wonderland (7/1/2008)

NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander scraped to icy soil in the "Wonderland" area on Thursday, confirming that surface soil, subsurface soil and icy soil can be sampled at a single trench. ...> Full Article



Mars air once had moisture, new soil analysis says (6/26/2008)

Mars air once had moisture, new soil analysis saysA new analysis of Martian soil data suggests that there was once enough water in the planet's atmosphere for a light drizzle or dew to hit the ground, leaving tell-tale signs of its interaction with the planet's surface. ...> Full Article



Phoenix Lander Prepares for Microscopy, Wet Chemistry on Mars (6/25/2008)

Phoenix Lander Prepares for Microscopy, Wet Chemistry on MarsThe lander performed a diagnostic test that melted Earth ice to water ...> Full Article



Frozen Water Confirmed on Mars (6/24/2008)

Frozen Water Confirmed on MarsThe Phoenix Mars Lander continues searching for related minerals and organic substances ...> Full Article



Phoenix Lander Bakes Sample, Arm Digs Deeper (6/18/2008)

Phoenix Lander Bakes Sample, Arm Digs DeeperOne of the ovens on NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander continued baking its first sample of Martian soil over the weekend ...> Full Article



Phoenix Mars Lander Delivers Soil Sample to Microscope (6/16/2008)

Phoenix Mars Lander Delivers Soil Sample to MicroscopeThe lander's microscope was lightly dusted with a sample from the "Goldilocks" trench. ...> Full Article



NASA's Phoenix Lander Has an Oven Full of Martian Soil (6/12/2008)

NASA's Phoenix Lander Has an Oven Full of Martian SoilPhoenix Mars Lander has filled its first oven with Martian soil ...> Full Article



NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander Testing Sprinkle Technique (6/10/2008)

NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander Testing Sprinkle TechniquePhoenix mission engineers will test a better way to deliver clumpy Martian soil ...> Full Article



Highest Resolution View Ever From Mars Comes From Phoenix Lander (6/8/2008)

Highest Resolution View Ever From Mars Comes From Phoenix LanderA microscope on NASA's Mars Phoenix Lander has taken images of dust and sand particles with the greatest resolution ever returned from another planet. ...> Full Article



Third Scoop is a Keeper for Phoenix Mars Lander (6/6/2008)

Third Scoop is a Keeper for Phoenix Mars LanderThe lander sits on soil, and a subsurface layer that's possibly salt, possibly ice. ...> Full Article



Simulations predicted Mars lander would hit sub-surface (6/3/2008)

Simulations predicted Mars lander would hit sub-surfaceSimulations correctly predicted that the pulsed jets of the Mars Phoenix lander would strip the soil to the subsurface ice or rock as the craft touched down. ...> Full Article



NASA's Phoenix Scoops Up Martian Soil (6/3/2008)

NASA's Phoenix Scoops Up Martian SoilOne week after landing on far northern Mars, the Phoenix Mars Lander lifted its first scoop of Martian soil as a test of the lander's robotic arm. ...> Full Article



Phoenix Lander's Robotic Arm Camera Sees Possible Ice (5/31/2008)

Phoenix Lander's Robotic Arm Camera Sees Possible IceScientists will gather more data about an area that was exposed when soil was blown away during landing to determine whether it's rock or ice. ...> Full Article


Phoenix Commanded to Unstow Arm (5/30/2008)

Phoenix Commanded to Unstow ArmNASA Scientists have sent commands to Phoenix to unstow its robotic arm and take more images of its landing site early today. ...> Full Article


Phoenix Spacecraft Reports Good Health After Mars Landing (5/27/2008)

Phoenix Spacecraft Reports Good Health After Mars LandingA NASA spacecraft has sent pictures showing itself in good condition after making the first successful landing in a polar region of Mars. ...> Full Article


Mars rover finds Yellowstone-like hot spring deposits (5/24/2008)

Mars rover finds Yellowstone-like hot spring depositsDeposits of nearly pure silica discovered by the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit in Gusev Crater formed when volcanic steam or hot water (or maybe both) percolated through the ground. Such deposits are found around hydrothermal vents like those in Yellowstone National Park ...> Full Article


Phoenix mission to Mars will search for climate clues (5/23/2008)

On May 25, 2008, approaching 5 p.m. PDT, NASA scientists will be wondering: Just how green is their valley? ...> Full Article


Phoenix about to land on Mars (5/16/2008)

Phoenix about to land on MarsNASA's Phoenix Lander is due to land on Mars this month (May) where it will probe the arctic landscape searching for conditions favourable for past or present life ...> Full Article


ExoMars To Answer: Life on Mars? (2/26/2008)

ExoMars To Answer: Life on Mars?December 25 2003 was meant to be a triumphant climax to the British Mars mission: the date when Beagle 2 was scheduled to touch down on the red planet. In the event, the mission ended in frustration and disappointment when all contact with the craft was lost. ...> Full Article


Opportunity Takes A Dip Into Victoria Crater (9/14/2007)

Opportunity Takes A Dip Into Victoria CraterNASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity entered Victoria Crater for the first time September 11, 2007. It radioed home information via a relay by NASA's Mars Odyssey orbiter, reporting its activities for the day. ...> Full Article


Phoenix Mars Lander Status Report: Radar, Other Gear Pass Checkouts (9/7/2007)

Phoenix Mars Lander Status Report: Radar, Other Gear Pass CheckoutsTwo crucial tools for a successful landing of America's latest mission to Mars, the radar and UHF radio on NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander, have passed in-flight checkouts. ...> Full Article


Handling Turbulence On Titan And Earth (8/30/2007)

Handling Turbulence On Titan And EarthEver spilled your drink on an airline due to turbulence? Researchers on both sides of the Atlantic are finding new ways to understand the phenomenon - both on Earth and on Titan. ...> Full Article


NASA's Mars-Bound Phoenix Adjusts Course Successfully (8/16/2007)

NASA's Mars-Bound Phoenix Adjusts Course SuccessfullyNASA's Phoenix Mars Lander accomplished on Aug. 10 the first and largest of six course corrections planned during the spacecraft's flight from Earth to Mars. ...> Full Article


Phoenix Mars Lander To Try And Answer: Is there life on Mars? (8/15/2007)

Phoenix Mars Lander To Try And Answer: Is there life on Mars?As NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander hurtles toward the "Red Planet," Tufts' Sam Kounaves and his research team await the chance to answer the big question: Is there life on Mars? ...> Full Article


Mars Express Orbiter will keep an eye on Phoenix Lander (8/7/2007)

Mars Express Orbiter will keep an eye on Phoenix LanderESA's Mars Express will keep an eye on NASA's Phoenix lander as it makes its way to the Martian surface, setting an example for international cooperation and interplanetary networking. ...> Full Article


NASA Spacecraft Heads For Polar Region Of Mars (8/6/2007)

NASA Spacecraft Heads For Polar Region Of MarsNASA's Phoenix Mars Mission blasted off Saturday, aiming for a May 25, 2008, arrival at the Red Planet and a close-up examination of the surface of the northern polar region. ...> Full Article


Phoenix Launch Set For August 3 (7/29/2007)

Phoenix Launch Set For August 3Launch of NASA's Phoenix Mars lander is scheduled for Friday, Aug. 3, from Pad 17-A at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. There are two instantaneous launch times, 5:35:18 and 6:11:24 a.m. EDT. NASA's Launch Services Program at the Kennedy Space Center is responsible for the launch of Phoenix aboard a Delta II rocket. United Launch Alliance is conducting the launch service for NASA. Should the launch be postponed 24 hours for any reason, the launch times are 5:26:31 and 6:02:55 a.m. EDT. For a 48-hour postponement, the launch times are 5:17:23 and 5:53:59 a.m. EDT. ...> Full Article


Search For Life In Martian Ice Relies On UK Technology (7/28/2007)

Search For Life In Martian Ice Relies On UK TechnologyThe Martian surface will be explored for conditions favorable for past or present life thanks to micro-machine technology supplied by Imperial College London. ...> Full Article


NASA Readies Mars Lander for August Launch to Icy Site (7/17/2007)

NASA Readies Mars Lander for August Launch to Icy SiteNASA's next Mars mission will look beneath a frigid arctic landscape for conditions favorable to past or present life. ...> Full Article

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