The Phoenix Mars Lander has dug up some sort of white substance.
From Nasa.
“Two scoops into the soil we see there’s a white layer becoming visible in the wall of the trench,” said Carol Stoker of NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif., a member of the Phoenix science team.
Phoenix Principal Investigator Peter Smith said, “We’ve [...]

From NASA.
A NASA spacecraft today sent pictures showing itself in good condition after making the first successful landing in a polar region of Mars.
The images from NASA’s Mars Phoenix Lander also provided a glimpse of the flat valley floor expected to have water-rich permafrost within reach of the lander’s robotic arm. The landing ends a [...]

Yesterday, I expressed my keen desire to have a replica of Buzz Aldrin’s space suit.
But, at $2,500 it seemed like just a sweet dream.
I needed to raise some cash. After much thought, I took my tiny grub steak and did some online investing. I made a fortune overnight in the carbon offset futures market. Thanks [...]