10 Months Ago, Space.com says (in Glitch Forces Mars Orbiter to Reboot Main Computer) The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter is not the only ailing spacecraft currently at the red planet. Down on the planet's surface, NASA's Mars rover Spirit is stuck up to its hubcaps after snaring its six wheels in deep Martian sand. The rover recently used ...

And FOX News says (in Microbes Would Find Scarce Shelter on Mars) Schuerger's past research found at least 13 separate factors on Mars that can kill Earth microbes, not counting perchlorate salts uncovered by NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander in the polar region of Mars. Still, current NASA missions to Mars take precautions ...

And Softpedia says (in Robots May Have Destroyed Signs of Life on Mars)  Romania
By Tudor Vieru, Science Editor A growing number of space experts believe that they may have been going about finding life on Mars the wrong way. They argue that landers such as the twin Vikings and the Phoenix Mars Lander may have unwillingly destroyed ...

And Daily Kos says (in A Scientist's Guide to Finding Alien Life:)  CA
We are all over our solar system... we have 2 functioning rovers on Mars since (gasp) 2004! That's 5 years! Doing amazing science. Space is hard. We're just coming up on the 1-year anniversary of the Phoenix Mars Lander mission, which plunked itself ...

And Universe Today says (in UT Briefs: Shuttle Lands, Re-living Phoenix)  Canada
Next shuttle mission: STS-127, slated for liftoff on June 13, on a trip to the International Space Station. Do you remember what you were doing a year ago? You may recall the Phoenix Mars lander touched down on the Red Planet a year ago, ...

And Softpedia says (in Water Flowed on Mars Within the Last Billion Years)  Romania
The theory was confirmed by the Phoenix Mars Lander, which acquired the first samples on location, as it descended on the planet's surface. The probe also hinted at the fact that salts in the soils must have allowed the water to remain liquid at ...

And uanews.org says (in Phoenix Mars Mission Lands a Doctorate for Peter Smith - University of Arizona News) The Phoenix Mars Lander surpassed its original three-month mission, lasting five months after landing in the Martian northern plains on May 25, 2008. Phoenix returned more than 30000 images. It took 29799 images that provided panoramic views of the ...

And Arizona Daily Star says (in Around the nation)  AZ
PASADENA — The Mars rover Spirit has become stuck in loose dirt while ambling around a low plateau, NASA said Monday. The rover slipped during a recent series of backward drives and its wheels were stuck halfway in the ground. A team at NASA's Jet ...

And MyFoxOrlando.com says (in Spirit rover's wheels stuck) The Mars rover Spirit has gotten stuck in soft Martian dirt while driving along a low plateau.

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And KTVN says (in Mars rover Spirit stuck in soil)  NV
AP) - The Mars rover Spirit is stuck in soft Martian soil while driving along a low plateau. NASA said Monday engineers have temporarily stopped sending driving commands to Spirit while they diagnose the problem. The six-wheeled Spirit has five ...

11 Months Ago, SmartBrief says (in To NASA's amazement, Mars rover continues to rove)  DC
After five years, the Mars rover Spirit is still sending NASA scientists data intermittently, long after its three-month mission was supposed to end. Despite mechanical and computer problems, the rover continues to crawl across the Home Plate plateau, ...

14 Months Ago, Softpedia says (in France Set to Reduce the Size of ESA's Mars Rover) France Set to Reduce the Size of ESA's Mars Rover
 Romania - Jan 31, 2009
By Tudor Vieru, Science Editor Officials from the French space agency CNES announced on Wednesday that a thorough reassessment of the budget for the ...