UANews | Top Phoenix Mars Mission Stories

Phoenix Site on Mars May Be in Dry Climate Cycle Phase

Lori Stiles — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Phoenix Lander progress report: Mars soil may be wet during warmer climate cycles.

UA Projects Make Time Magazine's List of Top Science Discoveries

Lori Stiles — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0700

The Large Hadron Collider was listed first and the Phoenix Mars Mission was listed second. UA researchers have ties to both.

Phoenix Lander Winds Up Its Astonishing Summer On Mars

Lori Stiles — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0700

For NASA's UA-led Phoenix Lander Mission, the first university-led mission to Mars, surface science operations are over. The mission thrilled millions.

UA Wins Governor's Award for Innovation for Phoenix Mars Mission

Lori Stiles — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0700

The Governor's Award for Innovation goes to UA for the Phoenix Mars Mission for a second consecutive year.

Phoenix Lander Finishes Successful Work on Red Planet

Lori Stiles — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Phoenix has delivered a trove of data that scientists will study for years to come.

Researchers Hearing Daily From Weakening Phoenix Mars Lander

Lori Stiles — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Phoenix is running out of power each afternoon or evening but reawakening after its solar arrays catch morning sunlight.

Weather Hampers Phoenix on Mars

Lori Stiles — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700

The Phoenix Mars Lander entered safe mode late Tuesday in response to a low-power fault brought on by deteriorating weather conditions.

Phoenix Mars Mission Faces Survival Challenges

Lori Stiles — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700

In a race against time and the elements, Phoenix Mission engineers hope to extend the lander’s survival by gradually shutting down some of its instruments and heaters, starting today.

Phoenix Mars Mission Wins National Space Club Award

Lori Stiles — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700

The award is presented to scientists and engineers who have made outstanding contributions to United States leadership in the field of rocketry and astronautics.

Phoenix Lander Finishes Soil Delivery To Onboard Labs

Lori Stiles — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Phoenix continues to dig deeper into its trenches, taking photos so scientists can map out the geology of Mars' ice table.

Phoenix Lander Gets Bonus Soil Sample

Lori Stiles — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Now in its last two weeks of full operation, Phoenix still probes Mars for secrets.

Phoenix Lander Weathers Dust Storm

Lori Stiles — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700

A nearly 14,000-square-mile dust storm lost much of its punch by the time it reached the Phoenix landing site, leaving the spacecraft enough power to continue working.

Phoenix Lander Digging and Analyzing Soil as Darkness Gathers

Lori Stiles — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Martian winter is closing in, but UA's Phoenix lander is still moving rocks, sampling soil and taking pictures.

Mars Mission Researcher to Discuss Successes

La Monica Everett-Haynes — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Peter Smith, who heads the UA-led Phoenix Mars Mission, will speak about the mission during a public event.

More Soil Delivered to Phoenix Lander Lab

La Monica Everett-Haynes — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700

NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander has successfully delivered more soil to its Wet Chemistry Laboratory.