Researchers have been looking for life on Mars for a long time, and they might have found it on one occasion, only to destroy it at the same time.

The University of Arizona conceived of and ran the Phoenix mission, which landed near the north pole of Mars in May of 2008; it is the first Mars mission ever led by a university. Usage only ...

Thirty-five years later the Phoenix Mars lander performed the first wet chemical analysis of the Martian soil. The results not only explained the inability to detect organic compounds and impact our ...

Nasa has cleared the Phoenix Mars Lander for touchdown on the Martian polar icecap on 26 May. The craft is now preparing for the final series of actions that will slow it from around 13,000mph ...

A world-leading designer of space robots says gigantic new rockets being tested by billionaires Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos are creating a “Golden Age of Space Exploration.” ...

Phoenix Mars Mission: Onto the Ice is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, Apple TV, Android TV, Android smartphones, Amazon Fire TV, Amazon Fire Tablet ...