NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander has scooped up a little dirt, a first step towards sampling the Martian soil for ice and the potential for life.
Phoenix, which touched down on Mars one week ago after a 10-month, 420 million-mile journey from Earth, will dig into the ground and study water and soil samples to determine if conditions were ever suitable to support life. Meanwhile, the US space shuttle Discovery is preparing to dock with the International Mars probe lands successfully ...
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Huge ice deposits 'seen' on Mars ... Space Station and unload a scientific lab that is as big as a school bus. The space shuttle is delivering the $1 billion lab on behalf of Japan. The ISS crew will install the lab on Tuesday. The shuttle is also delivering a new pump for the space station's malfunctioning toilet.
(Deutsche Welle)
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