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Sunday, 08 June 2008 00:19
Phoenix botches first attempt to scoop dirt into oven
On Friday, June 6, 2008, the Phoenix Mars Lander was unsuccessful in dumping its first load of Martian soil into one of its eight tiny ovens. NASA scientists are looking into the so-far unidentified glitch in the system.
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Saturday, 07 June 2008 19:36
Phoenix ready to "bake and sniff" soil samples on Mars
NASA announced that the Phoenix Mars Lander's robotic arm is ready to dump a sample of Martian soil into an open door of the Thermal and Evolved Gas Analyzer (TEGA).
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Monday, 02 June 2008 22:51
Here's the scoop: Phoenix places footprint on Mars
The NASA Phoenix Mars Lander placed its scoop in the dirt for the first time on Saturday, May 31, 2008. Mission managers say it is their first step at searching for past life on the planet.
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Sunday, 01 June 2008 18:58
'œHoly Cow!' Martian ice just under Phoenix
University of Arizona scientists with the NASA Phoenix Mars Lander have photo-evidence that the spacecraft landed on top of a flat, gleaming layer of ice that was only inches below the Martian surface. They call is “absolutely astounding.”
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Friday, 30 May 2008 21:18
Armed & ready: Phoenix prepares for 1st Mars assignment
On Thursday, May 29, 2008, NASA announced that the Phoenix Mars Lander has used its robotic arm for the very first time on the Martian surface. NASA calls it a “significant milestone.”
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Wednesday, 28 May 2008 20:40
Cosmic ray delays, but doesn't stop, Phoenix Mars Lander
A possible cosmic ray impinging on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter may have prevented the Phoenix Mars Lander from receiving radio messages during its preliminary activities on the Red Planet.
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Monday, 26 May 2008 20:48
Quilt patterns found on Mars by Phoenix Lander! Crazy?
The Phoenix Mars Lander has found quilt-like patterns on the flat, northern polar region of Mars. Some media reports are calling it “strangely patterned.” Indeed, is this “crazy-quilt” description out of the ordinary?
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Monday, 26 May 2008 18:58
Phoenix deploys solar arrays, ready to dig
The Phoenix Mars Lander did everything it was supposed to do as it descended to the Martian surface and made a pinpoint landing on Sunday, May 25, 2008. The $420 million NASA mission is now poised to become a detective in its search for possible past life on Mars.
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Monday, 26 May 2008 05:01
Phoenix Lands on Mars!
NASA has announced that the Phoenix Lander has successfully landed on the northern polar region of the planet Mars.
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Sunday, 25 May 2008 14:05
Seven minutes of terror as Phoenix Mars spacecraft attempts historic landing
With less than 15 hours to go before the Phoenix Mars Lander is set to
undergo “seven minutes of terror” as it tries to successfully land on
Mars’ icy north pole. The world awaits the latest successful “invasion
of Mars” – or word of a new crater.
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Saturday, 17 May 2008 19:12
Where is the Mars Polar Lander? Maybe you can locate it?
NASA scientists with the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) mission have released images of where the Mars Polar Lander was thought to have hard crashed back in 1999. They are asking people to take a look at the images to see if it can be located. Are you up to the challenge?
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Tuesday, 13 May 2008 23:22
Phoenix Mars Lander near journey's end
NASA has announced that its Phoenix Mars Lander, after launching on August 4, 2007, is nearing its final destination on the surface of the Red Planet. It is expected to land on Mars on Sunday, May 25, 2008.
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Wednesday, 07 May 2008 18:29
ISS flies fast & bright over North America and Europe
During the month of May 2008, the International Space Station will be brightly seen over the evening skies of North America and Europe as it crosses Mars, Saturn, Jupiter, and the Moon.
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Wednesday, 23 April 2008 22:04
Space radiation may cause cancer in astronauts
With long-term human habitation on the Moon and long-duration manned Martian missions on the agenda for many space agencies, researchers at Georgetown University have discovered evidence that high-energy radiation in space may cause premature aging in the cells of astronauts.
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Tuesday, 22 April 2008 17:55
Hawking envisions Columbus like exploration of space
Talking at a NASA 50th anniversary celebration, British theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking suggests a need for space exploration similar to Christopher Columbus’ discovery of the New World.
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Saturday, 12 April 2008 19:28
NASA probe shoots 3D images of potato-shaped moon Phobos
The NASA spacecraft Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) has taken stunning false-color, three-dimensional images of the small, irregularly shaped Mars’ moon Phobos using its HiRISE (High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment) camera.
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Tuesday, 08 April 2008 19:42
You can be a part of the exploration of outer space!
Be a Martian or Saturnian explorer! NASA is holding the “Cassini Scientist for a Day” contest for the exploration of Mars and the “Students Exploring the Red Planet” contest for the exploration of the planet Saturn. Go where no student has gone before!
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Friday, 21 March 2008 20:01
Presence of salt on Mars adds new evidence for possible life
NASA’s Mars Odyssey orbiter discovered about two hundred different spots on the southern portion of the planet Mars where chloride minerals exist, which is a part of salts (sodium chloride). Salt deposits indicate the possible presence of water at some point in Mars’ history.
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Thursday, 13 March 2008 03:23
Women's ingenuity makes 2/23/08 special on Mars
The Mars Exploration Rovers have been controlled, driven, and communicated with for over four years by both men and women on a daily basis. However to celebrate National Women’s History Month (March 2008) an all-woman’s team was in charge of the rover Spirit on February 23, 2008.
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Tuesday, 04 March 2008 19:12
Avalanches on Mars surprise NASA astronomers
NASA HiRISE camera, onboard Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, was looking for frost when it snapped a first-time ever photograph of active avalanches near the north pole of the planet Mars.
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