Mars
Odyssey Possibly Hit by High-Energy Particles; Phoenix Science Run About to Begin
NASA's Mars Odyssey has been switched into "safe-mode" after possibly being hit by energetic particles from the Sun, or by…
Podcast: The Search for Water on Mars
With the successful touchdown of the Phoenix Lander, NASA is continuing its quest to find evidence of past and present…
Mars Settlement Pioneers Will Face Huge Psychological Challenges
Imagine you are on the crew of a Mars mission and you fall out with a fellow crew member. You…
Phoenix Digs on Mars
Phoenix's first dig in the Martian soil. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ University of Arizona The Phoenix lander used its robotic arm…
It Really Looks Like Ice on Mars
Take a look at this image sent back from the Phoenix lander. On Friday, Phoenix scientist Ray Arvidson said there…
Phoenix Spies Possible Ice; TEGA Short Circuit Likely
Scientists from the Phoenix mission say the lander may have exposed ice just beneath Mars surface when soil was blown…
Phoenix News & Weather; Full Panorama Complete, Arm “Raring To Go”
Phoenix's Surface Stereo Imager (SSI) has finished its initial survey of the area surrounding the Phoenix lander, and returned the…
Listen to Phoenix Descend
Europe's Mars Express orbiter picked up the signal that Phoenix was transmitting as it descended to Mars' surface on May…
Comm Glitch Resolved; New Raw Images from Phoenix
The UHF radio on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter that had gone into standby mode yesterday was successfully restarted. The orbiter…
Communication Glitch for Phoenix, MRO
The UHF communications radio on board the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has switched to standby and was unable to relay instructions…