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Liquid saltwater is likely present on Mars, new analysis shows

Mar 17, 2009 | 4.7 / 5 (18) | 6

(PhysOrg.com) -- Salty, liquid water has been detected on a leg of the Mars Phoenix Lander and therefore could be present at other locations on the planet, according to analysis by a group of mission scientists ...

'Headless' Chosen for Attempt to Move a Martian Rock

Phoenix Lander Might Peek Under a Rock

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Sep 22, 2008 | 4.4 / 5 (14) | 4

(PhysOrg.com) -- If the robotic arm on NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander can nudge a rock aside today, scientists on the Phoenix team would like to see what's underneath.

Phoenix Mars Lander Out Of Communication

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Oct 30, 2008 | 4.9 / 5 (8) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA'S Phoenix Mars Lander, with its solar-electric power shrinking due to shorter daylight hours and a dust storm, did not respond to an orbiter's attempt to communicate with it Wednesday ...

New dreams rise from Phoenix's ashes

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Nov 18, 2008 | 3.8 / 5 (4) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Carlos Lange has some sentimental thoughts about the shut down of the Phoenix Mars Lander, but science never sleeps and he's set his sights on a new mission to the Red Planet.

Taking a Bite of Antarctic Ice

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Nov 16, 2009 | 5 / 5 (3) | 1

Scientists with NASA’s IceBite project are heading this week for University Valley, a hanging valley perched more than 1600 feet (more than 1 mile) above sea level in Antarctica’s McMurdo Dry Valleys. Their ...

Phoenix Lander Digs and Analyzes Soil as Darkness Gathers

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Oct 09, 2008 | 3.5 / 5 (4) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- As fall approaches Mars' northern plains, NASA's Phoenix Lander is busy digging into the Red Planet's soil and scooping it into its onboard science laboratories for analysis.