NASA Scientists Give Up on Phoenix Resurrection

It may be extremely difficult, but even after its death, NASA scientists have been trying to resurrect the Phoenix Mars Lander at all costs. Sadly, they gave up last week. Happily, there's still hope.

Martian Ice Is Why I'm Alive and Why I'm Dying

This is part three of an ongoing series by our latest guest editor, NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander, as it faces its final days. More »

This is What Landing On Mars Feels Like

This is part 2 of an ongoing series by our latest guest editor, NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander, as it faces its final days. More »

Hello World, Phoenix Lander Here

It’s time for a heart-to-heart. More »

NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander Guest Blogging on Giz

We'd like to introduce our newest guest blogger—the Phoenix Mars Lander. With a successful mission starting to wind down as a cold winter rapidly descends upon its landing site in the Martian arctic, we're pretty happy that Phoenix, (already a prolific Twitterer) has agreed to look back with us on its amazing life over the course of its final days on Mars. Here Phoenix starts with the very beginning of the story. We're pretty sure a spacecraft has never guest-edited a blog before. Enjoy. More »