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Mars Lander Succumbs to Winter
"Mission managers said Monday that they had not heard from the NASA spacecraft for a week and that they thought it had probably fallen quiet for good.“At this time, we’re pretty convinced that the vehicle is... 
NASA loses contact with Mars lander, ends mission
NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander has ceased communications after operating for more than five months. As anticipated, seasonal decline in sunshine at the robot's arctic landing site is not providing enough sunlight...
China's Space Industry Takes Off
Heard this morning that China is building a moon lander to launch in 2012. It would make them the second country to softland anything on the moon. This article explains some of the history of China's increasingly active space program. See some history at...
Alien Probe: Mars Lander Seeks Microbe Colonies
And you thought it was tough to find a parking space downtown on Saturday night... try searching for microscopic liquid-borne lifeforms. In subzero temperatures. On another planet. The Phoenix Lander, currently on...
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NASA Dispels Internet Rumors About Life On Mars
"NASA researchers and scientists have been looking for evidence that Mars could have supported life in the past or that it could be habitable in the future, but they want to dispel any online rumors: They have not...
Lander grabs Mars water, will see if it's life-supporting
"(CNN) -- The Phoenix lander got its robotic arm onto a sample of water ice from Mars' surface and popped the ice into tiny, onboard "ovens" that will help determine if the water could support life, NASA researchers said Thursday. ...
Mars Lander Discovers Oil
"PASADENA, CA - NASA's Phoenix Lander, while searching for frozen water and organic compounds on the Martian surface, discovered today what appears to be crude oil instead. A secondary experiment, built by the...
Lander Finds Ice on Mars
" Pictures beamed 170 million miles to Earth from the Phoenix lander atop Mars's northern polar plain e"
Mars probe Phoenix loses a day of work due to data glitch
In the science and engineering world, data glitches occur frequently and often without any obvious reason. The result is a loss of data, of course. On Wednesday, the Mars probe Phoenix delayed its digging...
NASA's Mars Phoenix lander is really cooking now
" A last-ditch attempt to shake a sample of Martian soil into an oven on NASA's Phoenix lander succeeded Wednesday, clearing the way for tests to determine whether the northern plains of Mars may...
Mars lander Phoenix struggles with soil sample
"A soil sample from the Martian arctic dug up by the Phoenix probe appears to be too firmly clumped to deliver any particles into the spacecraft's main test instrument, mission experts said.Apparently no testable...
Mars Lander Phoenix Scoops Martian Soil for First Time
Soil...it's the building blocks of life. It's also a guide to history, both through archeology and in learning how the earth was formed, as well as what happened to it over time. And for the first time ever,...
Mars lander Phoenix is ready for the big dig
"After troubleshooting an electrical problem on NASA's Phoenix lander and performing a test scoop into the crumbly surface of the Martian northern plain, scientists said Monday that they are ready to dig for ice...
Phoenix Mars Lander Tests Scooper - 1st dig works
One week after landing on far-northern Mars, NASA Phoenix spacecraft lifted its first scoop of Martian soil as a test of the lander's Robotic Arm.The practice scoop was emptied onto a designated dump area on the...
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Mars Lander Finds Ice, Ice, Maybe
Paving the way for an Ice-Pirates-esque future:"Nasa's new robotic craft on Mars may be resting on a large patch of ice.The latest images sent to Earth reveal tantalising glimpses of what looks like frozen...
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