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NASA Phoenix Mars Lander has run out of Power

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NASA Phoenix Mars Lander has run out of Power Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review NASA reports that the Phoenix Mars Lander has stopped communicating as it has run out of power. As anticipated, seasonal decline in sunshine at the robot's arctic landing site is not providing enough sunlight for the solar arrays to collect the power necessary to charge batteries that operate the lander's instruments.

NASA will be listening carefully during the next few weeks to hear if Phoenix revives and phones home again. Read more

Posted on Tue, 11 Nov 2008 02:29:58 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

NASA Phoenix Mars Lander lands tonight

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NASA Phoenix Mars Lander lands tonight Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review The NASA Phoenix Mars Lander is on track to land on the red planet tonight at around 8pm EST.

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Phoenix has landed and sent first photos from Mars

The NASA TV online video channel already starts the live coverage of the Phoenix landing at 6pm EST. Read more

Posted on Sun, 25 May 2008 12:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr