http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. (PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists and engineers on NASA's Phoenix Mars Mission spent the weekend examining how the icy soil on Mars interacts with the scoop on the lander's robotic arm, while trying different techniques to deliver a sample to one of the instruments. http://www.physorg.com/news136565999.html Space & Earth Tue, 29 Jul 2008 15:59:59 EST news136565999 (PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander's robotic arm will use a revised collection-and-delivery sequence overnight Sunday with the goal of depositing an icy soil sample in the lander's oven. http://www.physorg.com/news136477841.html Space & Earth Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:30:41 EST news136477841 (PhysOrg.com) -- A powered rasp on the back of the robotic arm scoop of NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander successfully drilled into the frozen soil and loosened material that was collected in the lander's scoop. http://www.physorg.com/news135439661.html Space & Earth Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:07:41 EST news135439661 NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander's science and engineering teams are testing methods to get an icy sample into the Robotic Arm scoop for delivery to the Thermal and Evolved Gas Analyzer, or TEGA. http://www.physorg.com/news134842216.html Space & Earth Wed, 09 Jul 2008 17:10:16 EST news134842216