NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander monitors the atmosphere overhead and reaches out to the soil below in this artist's depiction of the spacecraft fully deployed on the surface of Mars. (Photo Credit: NASA)
Arizona has become a leader in mars research. Listen to KJZZ's reports on Arizona's latest scientific developments regarding the red planet.
02 December 2008
Asleep in SpaceU of A scientists tried to contact the Phoenix Mars Lander over the weekend, but they now believe the solar-powered robot has gone into hibernation due to declining sunlight. Researchers will now focus on analyzing the new information they collected during the Lander's successful five month mission, before it slipped into a winter slumber. That includes data about what humans might have to do to fall asleep on Mars one day too. KJZZ's Marcos Najera reports.
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26 May 2008
Mars Landing Picture PerfectMany scientists at the University of Arizona woke up this morning to start their first day living on Mars time. It's all part of a 90-day mission they'll start this week, after the Phoenix Lander spacecraft touched down safely on the red planet on Sunday. KJZZ's Marcos Najera reports from mission control at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena.
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23 May 2008
Phoenix Mars Mission LandingOn Sunday, the Phoenix Mars Lander will touch down on the northern hemisphere of the red planet. Scientists at the University of Arizona will then take full control of the first NASA mission set to to search for potential evidence of living organisms there by digging into the frozen layers of the Martian polar ice cap. KJZZ's Marcos Najera reports from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena near Los Angeles.
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21 March 2008
Mars May Hit the Back-BurnerArizona State University scientists have found a major patch of salt on Mars, which may hold life. But this discovery was paired with a tough fight to keep Red Planet research rolling. KJZZ's Tony Ganzer reports.
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