Missions
Mars’ Sticky Soil Strikes Again
[/caption] NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander scraped up some icy soil with its robotic arm and scoop and then attempted to…
Project Lucifer: Will Cassini Turn Saturn into a Second Sun? (Part 1)
[/caption] The story: On October 15th 1997, the Cassini-Huygens mission blasted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station to explore…
Phoenix in the Land of Mars’ Midnight Sun
[/caption] This panorama mosaic of images was taken by the Surface Stereo Imager on board NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander. This…
Phoenix Lander Couldn’t Sleep At All Last Night
[/caption] For the first time, the Phoenix lander stayed up all night. But there was no partying for the little…
Mars Arctic in 3D from Phoenix
OK, everyone: get out your funky 3-D glasses for a whole new look at Mars! We've seen the smooth plains…
Japanese SELENE (Kaguya) Lunar Mission Spots Apollo 15 Landing Site (Images)
The Japanese lunar mission SELENE (Selenological and Engineering Explorer), also known as "Kaguya" has imaged the "halo" left behind in…
Phoenix’s Rasp Works to Create Ice Shavings
The Phoenix Mars Lander successfully used a rasp on the end of its robotic arm to drill into the frozen…
Phoenix Lander Tries Out Soil Probe and Atomic Microscope
It's not that the Phoenix lander's mission to Mars is over – not by a longshot. But Phoenix did stick…
One More Item Found in Astounding HiRise Image of Phoenix Descending
Remember the amazing image that the HiRISE Camera on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter captured of the Phoenix Lander as it…
Phoenix Relegated to Scraping the Sidewalk
If humans ever build a city on Mars, perhaps (in its retirement) the Phoenix Lander can apply for a job…