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Phoenix probe lands successfully near Mars’ north pole

cnn.com — Despite the success of NASA's Spirit and Opportunity missions, directors remained anxious today over the first-ever landing of a probe near Mars' north pole to find signs of life. The Mars Phoenix Lander was wrapping up its 296-day, 422 million-mile journey with about a 50-50 chance of a successful touchdown, NASA officials said

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  • tsaiwes99, on 05/26/2008, -10/+191I really hope they will finally find the transformers this time.
  • DouglasScott, on 05/26/2008, -7/+157Way to go team!
  • wreckosaurus, on 05/26/2008, -1/+138It seems quiet on Mars, perhaps too quiet
  • llamabread, on 05/26/2008, -9/+128The amazing thing is that it only cost $325 Million. At that price, we should be landing missions on Mars at a pace of 2 or 3 a year. Sadly, but due to NASA's budget cuts, the next one isn't coming until 2013 (originally 2011).
  • cshaaban, on 05/26/2008, -3/+89The people at JPL were stressing out today. Good job guys!
  • cave, on 05/26/2008, -4/+76Wouldn't it be awesomely anticlimactic if in fact there WAS micro biotic life blooming on Mars' north pole, but this probe's little jets just grilled all of it into extinction during it's 7 minutes of terror??
  • SystemicAnomaly, on 05/26/2008, -1/+69Watching and listening to mission control live on television was really an awesome experience. You could just feel the anticipation, and the team's celebration really showed how much time and hard work was put in to make this mission successful.
  • zplot, on 05/26/2008, -3/+52Start the ice cap digging!
  • ihazstatus, on 05/26/2008, -1/+47http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/phoenix/main/

    FIRST PIC!!
  • alleged, on 05/26/2008, -2/+47That is simply a magnificent accomplishment. A spacecraft on the north pole of Mars!

    Way good news, by far the best reading in a long, long time.
  • inactive, on 05/26/2008, -2/+46This is superb! Well done NASA!
  • adam07, on 05/26/2008, -9/+52We spend $432 million per day in Iraq. Imagine what we could accomplish if we weren't wasting all of our money in a pointless war. Perhaps we could even send a man to Mars within the decade.
  • briandeloach, on 05/26/2008, -10/+52Aweasome! A job well done by NASA!
  • Flashman, on 05/26/2008, -6/+46From Wikipedia:

    "The multi-agency program is headed by the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory at the University of Arizona, under the direction of NASA. The program is a partnership of universities in the United States, Canada, Switzerland, Denmark, Germany and the United Kingdom, NASA, the Canadian Space Agency, and the aerospace industry."
  • riverrunner, on 05/26/2008, -1/+29I await the day when it is proved there is life beyond earth. chipping away.
  • inactive, on 05/26/2008, -6/+33I hope aliens Rick roll the probe camera, that would be absolutely legendary!
  • wreckosaurus, on 05/26/2008, -5/+30Dude stop. It's a good country, I live here too, but you're being a douche bag.
  • kingygk, on 05/26/2008, -4/+29Sweet!!
  • mark076h, on 05/26/2008, -1/+24this is awesome, and amazing i can't wait to see some pictures
  • KMartSheriff, on 05/26/2008, -2/+25George Bush didn't do *****. In fact he actually gave NASA less money, so ***** him.
  • deepdiggdude, on 05/26/2008, -10/+32Please don't nauseate me with references to a mythical being while I'm basking in the glow of reality. It is the saddest of ironies that so much mental effort is waisted in the houses of the holy when truth is being revealed to us daily by the real hero's of enlightenment: scientists.

    Every moment expended by a human in search of gods is a moment lost in the quest for truth.
  • Battlecry, on 05/26/2008, -3/+24I'm an American and that even made me cringe.
  • inactive, on 05/26/2008, -1/+21Seriously, watching the landing live was just incredible. Really, this whole mission just makes me feel like a kid again - nothing really compares to the excitement of exploring another planet.
  • ihazstatus, on 05/26/2008, -1/+18***** thing is awesome. i'll be staying up on the east coast waiting for the first pics
  • scutter, on 05/26/2008, -3/+20NASA budget went up under Bush. What budget cuts are you talking about?
  • sanman, on 05/26/2008, -0/+16Bring on the pics! Bring on the videos!
  • rmacnguyen, on 05/26/2008, -1/+15Do a barrel roll!
  • Jaroki, on 05/26/2008, -2/+16The next mission, the Mars Science Laboratory, is "scheduled to launch in the fall of 2009". http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl/overview/
  • mark076h, on 05/26/2008, -1/+14its a transformer
  • ihazstatus, on 05/26/2008, -3/+16Will the world plunge into chaos if they find life on Mars?
  • theviceroy, on 05/26/2008, -0/+13I loved watching the live footage of mission control, it went from:

    ( anxious boffins nervously watching screens )
    ** We have EDL confirmation of touchdown! **
    ( rambunctious nerds whooping goofily!!! )

    Great stuff!!
  • DaviDTC, on 05/26/2008, -1/+14All of the pics so far
    http://fawkes1.lpl.arizona.edu/images.php?gID=309& ...
  • SkullAndXBones, on 05/26/2008, -2/+14and take them back here please. We're gonna need new ones soon, Thanks.
  • inactive, on 05/26/2008, -0/+12Why do you have to be THAT guy?
  • psevium, on 05/26/2008, -0/+12http://fawkes1.lpl.arizona.edu/gallery.php
    http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/phoenix/images/i ...

    More should be up as they arrive
  • Baylow, on 05/26/2008, -1/+13So, i found http://fawkes1.lpl.arizona.edu/images/gallery/lg_3 ... picture..

    What's that white thing?
  • marx2k, on 05/26/2008, -3/+15An intern that accidentally walked into the shot
  • bmdubya, on 05/26/2008, -2/+14I can't wait to see pictures from this expedition. It will be neat.
  • ryan83189, on 05/26/2008, -1/+13This comment is a dupe, ive seen it before.
  • llamabread, on 05/26/2008, -2/+13I was talking about the NASA Scout Program.
  • mark076h, on 05/26/2008, -4/+15man i love your comments, http://digg.com/users/arcticblue/history/comments maybe digg is not for you?
  • OC73, on 05/26/2008, -1/+11Amazing!
  • Cattywampus, on 05/26/2008, -0/+10Well, it IS a holiday weekend after all...the Martians are off vacationing. Who wants to spend a long weekend on the arctic plains of Mars?
  • Wilsomatic, on 05/26/2008, -3/+13I heard Mars has WMDs... Go gettem Bush!
  • rhumber, on 05/26/2008, -0/+9dude, the earth is blue!
  • mark076h, on 05/26/2008, -7/+16go cry a ***** river
  • bmson, on 05/26/2008, -0/+9The Vatican saved them self, just in time...
    http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1756 ...
  • mark076h, on 05/26/2008, -2/+11how is this shout spam? its a quality story
  • mark076h, on 05/26/2008, -3/+12i actually started the submission process long before you, see i took the time to add a real title and description, you lose
  • dirtyhipster, on 05/26/2008, -2/+10Thanks captain obvious, we wouldn't have realized this unless you had said something.
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