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  • June 2008

    • 'You Might Be Able to Grow Asparagus' on Mars

      Reuters  |  Jun 26, 08 4:47 PM CDT

      'You Might Be Able to Grow Asparagus' on Mars

      (Newser) - Samples of Martian soil analyzed by instruments onboard the Phoenix lander have earth-bound scientists “flabbergasted.” Why? Readings indicate that the extraterrestrial loam could, perhaps has, and possibly will, support life, Reuters reports. Along with ice the lander discovered earlier, “We basically have found what appears to be the requirements, the nutrients, to support life,” a scientist said. More »

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      NASA  • Mars  • extraterrestrial life  • Phoenix Mars Lander  • ice  • soil sample

    • Shake 'N Bake: Unclogged Phoenix Ovens Ready

      Los Angeles Times  |  Jun 12, 08 7:26 AM CDT

      Shake 'N Bake: Unclogged Phoenix Ovens Ready

      (Newser) - Scientists were cheering yesterday after a tricky operation succeeded in shaking Martian dirt into the Phoenix lander's oven, the Los Angeles Times . The spacecraft will now spend the next few weeks heating up soil samples and analyzing gases. Scientists hope the tests and photos being sent back today will help them understand why the planet's strange, clumpy soil is so different from what they expected. More »

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      NASA  • Mars  • space exploration  • Phoenix Mars Lander  • Phoenix  • soil sample

  • May 2008

    • NASA Deploys Mars Probe's Robotic Arm

      Associated Press  |  May 29, 08 1:00 PM CDT

      NASA Deploys Mars Probe's Robotic Arm

      (Newser) - NASA’s Phoenix Mars lander extended its robotic arm for the first time late last night, the AP reports, a day late because of a temporary radio blackout. The arm, which will unfurl over a 2-day period, will eventually be used to take samples of ice below the surface in Mars’ arctic regions to search for evidence of life. More »

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      NASA  • space  • Mars  • Arctic  • space exploration  • Phoenix Mars Lander  • soil sample

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