Items tagged with mars

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NASA'S Phoenix Sees Possible Ice on Mars Sunday, June 1st, 2008 - 11:11:20 - Iddo Genuth Scientists have discovered what may be ice that was exposed when soil was blown away as NASA's Phoenix spacecraft landed on Mars last Sunday, May 25... read more

Phoenix Spacecraft Commanded to Unstow Arm Thursday, May 29th, 2008 - 20:51:50 - Ehud Rattner Scientists began releasing the robotic arm on NASA's new Mars spacecraft on Wednesday, one day late because of a radio problem. The robotic arm was... read more

Phoenix Set for a Three-Month Dig on Mars Wednesday, May 28th, 2008 - 16:34:18 - Iddo Genuth After a dramatic deceleration through Mars's thin atmosphere that ended with a gentle landing, NASA's Phoenix mission now stands ready to go to work... read more

Phoenix Spacecraft Sends First Pictures Monday, May 26th, 2008 - 17:11:33 - Ehud Rattner A NASA spacecraft sent yesterday pictures showing itself in good condition after making the first successful landing in a polar region of Mars. The... read more

Phoenix Spacecraft on Track for Mars Sunday, May 25th, 2008 - 18:43:50 - Ehud Rattner Mission controllers for NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander decided Saturday afternoon, May 24, to forgo the second-to-last opportunity for adjusting the... read more

Mars - No Minimal Conditions for Life? Friday, May 23rd, 2008 - 22:57:34 - Ehud Rattner The Red Planet has never been a tropical paradise, but after investigating how a canyon in south-central Idaho formed, a group of terrestrial... read more

Phoenix Ready to land on Mars Next Week Sunday, May 18th, 2008 - 16:48:34 - Iddo Genuth NASA’s Phoenix Lander is due to land on Mars this month (May) where it will probe the arctic landscape searching for conditions favorable for past or... read more

NASA Completes Series of Ares Engine Tests Friday, May 9th, 2008 - 20:16:57 - Ehud Rattner NASA engineers Thursday successfully completed the first series of tests in the early development of the J-2X engine that will power the upper stages... read more

Martian Dust Stroms Explained Tuesday, April 29th, 2008 - 12:46:54 - Ehud Rattner Sand dunes on Mars are monsters – around 10 times as big as the largest on Earth. That’s because low gravity gives Martian sand grains a lot more... read more

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