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Latest news from Mars5-6 July 2008 > Phoenix to bake ice-rich soil next weekThe next soil sample delivered to NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander's Thermal and Evolved-Gas Analyser (TEGA) will be ice-rich. > Phoenix finds 'almost perfect' soil for analysisNASA's Phoenix Mars Lander has scraped up little piles of icy soil that scientists say are ideal for the lander's analytical instruments > POSTCARD: A view of MarsTo celebrate the near-alignment of both Earth and Mars' solstices, the Phoenix mission team has released a wide view of the Red Planet's surface. > Daily coverage of the Mars Phoenix mission … 
Latest news stories5-6 July 2008 > The mysteries of MercuryThe MESSENGER spacecraft has revealed new information on Mercury's volcanoes and magnetic field, settling 30-year-old mysteries. > Mercury lacks ironThe MESSENGER spacecraft' has confirmed an apparent planet-wide iron deficiency in Mercury's surface rocks > What Mercury is made ofA sensor on the MESSENGER spacecraft has provided the first observations about the surface and atmospheric composition of the closest world to the Sun. > Einstein's theories pass another testA rare double-pulsar star system has helped astronomers add more evidence to back up Albert Einstein's General Theory of Relativity. > Airborne observatory gets shiny new mirrorNASA's new eye on the universe is now ready for installation in its specially-modified Boeing 747SP aircraft. > First measurements of solar wind's final shock> Hubble sees ribbon of celestial fireworks> Orbiting observatory recovers from computer glitch> POSTCARD: Saturn rings the changes
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Feature stories> The road to MarsWhen the Mars Phoenix spacecraft touches down on May 26, it will open a new window into our exploration of the Red Planet. > Find out more about the challenges facing the mission. |
> Titan: Earth's sister world?If Saturn's largest moon Titan were a planet, it would be the most important planet in the Solar System for humans to explore. It is arguably Earth's sister world. > Find out more about this mysterious moon.
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