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

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

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

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

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

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

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

UANews | 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.

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

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

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

UANews | 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.

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

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

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