en-us http://www.newsique.com/tags/science/lander/ Get Informed. Choose Your News. http://www.newsique.com/science/phoenix_tries_shake_and_sprinkle/ The clumpy nature of the soil on Mars' northern plains continues to frustrate the efforts of the Phoenix lander to carry out some of its experiments. A sample delivered to a mini lab oven on Saturday failed to make it through a sorting screen, and atte news science 2008-06-11 08:24:13 http://www.newsique.com/science/phoenix_tries_shake_and_sprinkle/ BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/science/nature/7446054.stm http://www.newsique.com/sources/bbc_news/ 93 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/science/phoenix_tries_shake_and_sprinkle/#comments http://www.newsique.com/science/a_scoop_from_mars_lander_digs_in/ NASA’s newest spacecraft got down and dirty on Mars, taking its first practice scoop of Martian soil ahead of the actual dig expected later this week, scientists said Monday. The test dig made Sunday by Phoenix Mars Lander’s 8-foot-long robotic arm news science 2008-06-03 08:17:57 http://www.newsique.com/science/a_scoop_from_mars_lander_digs_in/ MSNBC http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24938726/ http://www.newsique.com/sources/msnbc/ 95 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/science/a_scoop_from_mars_lander_digs_in/#comments http://www.newsique.com/science/photos_boost_belief_mars_lander_/ Sharp new images received Saturday from the Phoenix lander largely convinced scientists that the spacecraft's thrusters had uncovered a large patch of ice just below the Martian surface, team members said. That bodes well for the mission's main goal of news science 2008-06-02 08:16:31 http://www.newsique.com/science/photos_boost_belief_mars_lander_/ MSNBC http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24908444/ http://www.newsique.com/sources/msnbc/ 95 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/science/photos_boost_belief_mars_lander_/#comments http://www.newsique.com/science/amazing_mars_orbiter_gets_a_fix_/ NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander got down its first full day of work in the Red Planet's chilly north polar region on Monday, while the team behind the mission released an unprecedented picture showing the probe's descent as seen from above. "Speaking as an news science 2008-05-27 08:18:52 http://www.newsique.com/science/amazing_mars_orbiter_gets_a_fix_/ MSNBC http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24830355/ http://www.newsique.com/sources/msnbc/ 95 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/science/amazing_mars_orbiter_gets_a_fix_/#comments