Phoenix Mars Lander Inspects Delivered Soil Samples

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Jun 14, 2008 | 4.3 / 5 (32) | 2

New observations from NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander provide the most magnified view ever seen of Martian sol, showing particles clumping together even at the smallest visible scale.

8-day undersea mission begins experiment to improve coral reef restoration

Space & Earth / Environment

Jun 14, 2008 | 4.6 / 5 (7) | 0

Scientists have begun an eight-day mission, in which they are living and working at 60 feet below the sea surface, to determine why some species of coral colonies survive transplanting after a disturbance, ...

Shuttle Discovery Glides Home After Successful Mission

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Jun 14, 2008 | 4.2 / 5 (5) | 0

With Commander Mark Kelly and Pilot Ken Ham at the controls, space shuttle Discovery descended to a smooth landing at Kennedy Space Center, Fla. The STS-124 crew concluded their successful assembly mission ...