New details have emerged about the history of water on Mars, gleaned from the 2008 NASA Phoenix Mars Mission. Scientists found patterns in the ground near the lander, multi-sided shapes about three to ten meters in size. The shapes are created when the surface contracts and the ice cracks. Sand fills in the cracks before the ice expands and buckles the surface to make the distinctive patterns.

Explorer caught in tight spot, but it's not over, red rover Brisbane Times NASA's six-wheeled Martian robot Spirit has been stuck fast, sunk to its axles in deep dust, for two months. To help it escape, engineers at the NASA Jet ... and more »

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Buzz Aldrin calls for manned flight to Mars to overcome global ... Telegraph.co.uk The NASA astronaut Buzz Adrin has called for the world to press on with establishing a human settlement on Mars to offer the younger generation much-needed ... and more »

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Snowfall on Mars? NASA's Phoenix Lander recorded it Ars Technica NASA's Mars Phoenix Lander, which spent the summer in Mars' northern polar regions performing a ... "Diamond Dust" Snow Falls Nightly on MarsNational Geographic 'Earth-like' snow falls on Mars: studyCBC.ca Mars More Like Earth Than Thought? New Details About History Of ...Science Daily (press release) Hindu -Popular Mechanics -KVOA.com all 80 news articles »

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Photos: Mars rover Spirit down but not out CNET News The Mars rover Spirit is gathering strength from its solar collectors, but for now remains stuck in place while engineers back on Earth attempt to free the ... Roadside assistance for Mars RoverLos Angeles Times NASA Phoenix Results Point to Martian Climate CyclesJet Propulsion Laboratory Phoenix Deck after Sample DeliveriesNASA Gearlog -Slashdot -NASA all 55 news articles »

Evidence mounts that Mars was once habitable Arizona Republic NASA is already preparing to send another robotic mission, the Mars Science Laboratory, as soon as 2011.One lingering question Smith hopes to solve with ... Evidence Mounts That Mars Once HabitableWKRG-TV all 4 news articles »

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Aldrin urges unity for mission to Mars BBC News In fact Aldrin does not believe that the Moon should be Nasa's destination target at all - he has called instead for Nasa to refocus its efforts on Mars. ... Buzz Aldrin: Forget the Moon, Aim for MarseWeek Why the next man on the moon wil be Chineseguardian.co.uk Moonwalker pans NASA's plansNew Zealand Herald Independent -guardian.co.uk -guardian.co.uk all 73 news articles »

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Roadside assistance for Mars Rover Los Angeles Times Instead of a rover, it would become a stationary lander of the sort NASA has sent to Mars repeatedly over the years. It could still do science from its new, ... NASA Phoenix Results Point to Martian Climate CyclesJet Propulsion Laboratory Phoenix Deck after Sample DeliveriesNASA Posted by samzenpus on Thursday July 02, @09:15AMSlashdot Gearlog -AZ Central.com -NASA all 52 news articles »

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"Diamond Dust" Snow Falls Nightly on Mars National Geographic Every night during Mars's winter, water-ice crystals fall from high, thin clouds over the north pole, new data from NASA's Mars Phoenix Lander have revealed ... Evidence mounts that Mars was once habitableArizona Republic Mars More Like Earth Than Earth Than Thought? New Details About ...Science Daily (press release) The Truth About Water on Mars: 5 New FindingsPopular Mechanics Hindu -KVOA.com -Arizona Daily Star all 80 news articles »

Detection of Perchlorate and the Soluble Chemistry of Martian Soil ... Science Magazine (subscription) 3 SETI Institute, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA 94035, USA. 5 Astromaterials Research and Exploration Science Directorate, NASA Johnson Space ... and more »

Detection of Perchlorate and the Soluble Chemistry of Martian Soil ... Science Magazine (subscription) 3 SETI Institute, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA 94035, USA. 5 Astromaterials Research and Exploration Science Directorate, NASA Johnson Space ... Evidence for Calcium Carbonate at the Mars Phoenix Landing SiteScience Magazine (subscription) all 3 news articles »

Scientists say the Red Planet's scant snow falls from clouds that are similar to the thin clouds of ice crystals seen over Earth's polar regions.

Scientists add perspective to the Phoenix Mars Lander's findings.

NASA's LRO Returns First Images Of The Moon RedOrbit Learning to live and work on the moon will allow us to build the skills and technologies to take the next steps to Mars, the asteroids, and beyond," ... and more »