Current News Releases

Here are the official Mars press releases. See also our spotlight page for a behind-the-scenes view of Mars exploration.

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	Date	Title
	29 Dec 2008	Mars Rovers Near Five Years of Science and Discovery Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory
	18 Dec 2008	Scientists Find 'Missing' Mineral and Clues to Mars Mysteries Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory Related Images and Captions
	15 Dec 2008	Phoenix Site on Mars May be in Dry Climate Cycle Phase Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory All Phoenix press releases
	11 Dec 2008	Mars Orbiter Completes First Phase of Science Mission Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory
	08 Dec 2008	HiRISE Camera Captures High-Resolution 3-D Images of Mars Source: University of Arizona Related Image and Caption
	04 Dec 2008	Next NASA Mars Mission Rescheduled For 2011 Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory Related Images and Captions
	04 Dec 2008	NASA Orbiter Finds Martian Rock Record With 10 Beats to the Bar Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory Related Images and Captions
	01 Dec 2008	NASA Finishes Listening for Phoenix Mars Lander Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory
	20 Nov 2008	NASA Space Craft Detects Buried Glaciers on Mars Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory
	19 Nov 2008	Site List Narrows For NASA's Next Mars Landing Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory
	18 Nov 2008	NASA Invites Students to Name New Mars Rover Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory
	17 Nov 2008	Gamma-Ray Evidence Suggests Ancient Mars Had Oceans Source: University of Arizona Related Image
	14 Nov 2008	Mars Rover Team Sets Low-Power Plan for NASA's Spirit Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory
	13 Nov 2008	Controllers Cheer as Data Arrive from NASA's Spirit Rover Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory
	13 Nov 2008	NASA Mars Lander Receives Award From Magazine Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory All Phoenix press releases
	12 Nov 2008	Mars Rover Spirit Remains Quiet as Dust Storm Weakens Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory
	10 Nov 2008	Dust Storm Cuts Energy Supply of NASA Mars Rover Spirit Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory
	Update: 10 Nov 2008	Mars Phoenix Lander Finishes Successful Work on Red Planet Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory All Phoenix press releases
	03 Nov 2008	NASA Hearing Daily From Weak Phoenix Mars Lander Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory All Phoenix press releases
	Update: 30 Oct 2008	Recovery Efforts Continue with NASA Mars Lander Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory All Phoenix press releases
	29 Oct 2008	Phoenix Mission Status Report Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory All Phoenix press releases
	28 Oct 2008	NASA's Phoenix Mission Faces Survival Challenges Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory All Phoenix press releases
	28 Oct 2008	NASA Orbiter Reveals Details of a Wetter Mars Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory
	23 Oct 2008	Phoenix Lander Finishes Soil Delivery to Onboard Labs Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory All Phoenix press releases
	21 Oct 2008	Phoenix Lander Finishes Soil Delivery to Onboard Labs Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory All Phoenix press releases
	17 Oct 2008	Phoenix Gets Bonus Soil Sample Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory All Phoenix press releases
	15 Oct 2008	HiRISE Camera Reveals Rare Polar Martian Impact Craters Source: University of Arizona Image and Caption
	15 Oct 2008	Phoenix Mars Mission Honored by Popular Mechanics Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory All Phoenix press releases
	14 Oct 2008	Phoenix Weathers Dust Storm Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory All Phoenix press releases
	10 Oct 2008	Phoenix Digs Mars Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory All Phoenix press releases
	09 Oct 2008	NASA's Mars Odyssey Shifting Orbit for Extended Mission Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory
	08 Oct 2008	Phoenix Lander Digs and Analyzes Soil as Darkness Gathers Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory All Phoenix press releases
	29 Sep 2008	NASA Mars Lander Sees Falling Snow, Soil Data Suggest Liquid Past Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory All Phoenix press releases
	23 Sep 2008	Rock Moved by Mars Lander Arm Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory All Phoenix press releases
	22 Sep 2008	NASA'S Phoenix Lander Might Peek Under a Rock Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory All Phoenix press releases
	22 Sep 2008	NASA'S Mars Rover to Head Toward Bigger Crater Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory
	19 Sep 2008	Morning Frost in Martian Trench Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory All Phoenix press releases
	17 Sep 2008	Crumpled Heat Shield Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory All Phoenix press releases
	16 Sep 2008	More Soil Delivered to Phoenix Lab Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory All Phoenix press releases
	15 Sep 2008	NASA Selects 'MAVEN' Mission to Study Mars Atmosphere Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory
	11 Sep 2008	NASA's Phoenix Lander Sees, Feels Martian Whirlwinds in Action Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory All Phoenix press releases
	09 Sep 2008	Next Mars Soil Scoop Slated for Last of Lander's Wet Lab Cells Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory All Phoenix press releases
	08 Sep 2008	Underneath Phoenix Lander 97 Sols After Touchdown Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory All Phoenix press releases
	04 Sep 2008	Spiky Probe on Phoenix Raises Vapor Quandary Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory All Phoenix press releases
	01 Sep 2008	Analysis Begins on Deepest Soil Sample Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory All Phoenix press releases
	26 August 2008	NASA Phoenix Mission Conducting Extended Activities on Mars Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory All Phoenix press releases
	29 August 2008	NASA Mars Rover Opportunity Ascends to Level Ground Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory
	26 August 2008	NASA's Mars Rover Opportunity Climbing out of Crater Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory
	26 August 2008	Ice Cold Sunrise on Mars Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory All Phoenix press releases
	25 August 2008	Digs Deeper As Third Month Nears End Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory All Phoenix press releases
	21 August 2008	Mid-Depth Soil Collected for Lab Test On NASA's Mars Lander Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory All Phoenix press releases
	20 August 2008	Phoenix Mars Lander Explores Site by Trenching Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory All Phoenix press releases
	14 August 2008	Phoenix Microscope Takes First Image of Martian Dust Particle Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory All Phoenix press releases
	Update: 10 August 2008	Phoenix Oven Receives Soil Sample Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory All Phoenix press releases
	09 August 2008	Soil Studies Continue on Mars Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory All Phoenix press releases
	07 Aug 2008	Martian Clays Tell Story of a Wet Past Source: SETI Institute
	05 August 2008	Phoenix Mars Team Opens Window on Scientific Process Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory All Phoenix press releases
	04 August 2008	NASA Spacecraft Analyzing Martian Soil Data Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory All Phoenix press releases
	31 July 2008	NASA Spacecraft Confirms Martian Water, Mission Extended Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory All Phoenix press releases
	29 July 2008	Close-Up Images of 'Snow Queen' Show Changes Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory All Phoenix press releases
	28 July 2008	Lander Working With Sticky Soil Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory All Phoenix press releases
	27 July 2008	Phoenix Revises Method to Deliver Icy Sample Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory All Phoenix press releases
	26 July 2008	Lander Collects Icy Soil but Needs to Work on Delivery Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory All Phoenix press releases
	25 July 2008	Phoenix Scoop Ready for Sampling Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory All Phoenix press releases
	24 July 2008	Trench on Mars Ready For Next Sampling by NASA Lander Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory All Phoenix press releases
	23 July 2008	Nasa's Phoenix Mars Lander Prepares for Next Sample Analysis Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory All Phoenix press releases
	22 July 2008	Phoenix Completes Longest Work Shift Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory All Phoenix press releases
	21 July 2008	NASA Studies Earth's High Arctic for Evidence of Life on Early Mars Source: Ames Research Center
	21 July 2008	NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander Works Through the Night Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory All Phoenix press releases
	18 July 2008	NASA'S Phoenix Mars Lander Continues Tests with Rasp Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory All Phoenix press releases
	17 July 2008	3-D Views Posted From NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory All Phoenix press releases
	16 July 2008	Phoenix Rasps Frozen Layer, Collects Sample Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory All Phoenix press releases
	16 July 2008	NASA Spacecraft Shows Diverse, Wet Environments on Ancient Mars Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory
	15 July 2008	NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander to Begin Rasping Frozen Layer Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory All Phoenix press releases
	14 July 2008	NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander Extending Trench Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory All Phoenix press releases
	10 July 2008	NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander Uses Soil Probe and Swiss Scope Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory All Phoenix press releases
	08 July 2008	Sample-Collection Tests by NASA's Phoenix Lander Continue Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory All Phoenix press releases
	07 July 2008	NASA'S Phoenix Lander Delivers Soil-Chemistry Sample Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory All Phoenix press releases
	01 July 2008	Phoenix To Bake Ice-Rich Sample Next Week Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory All Phoenix press releases
	01 July 2008	Phoenix Scrapes 'Almost Perfect' Icy Soil for Analysis Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory All Phoenix press releases
	27 June 2008	Phoenix Scrapes to Icy Soil in Wonderland Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory All Phoenix press releases
	26 June 2008	Phoenix Takes Microscopic Image of Scoop Content Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory All Phoenix press releases
	25 June 2008	NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander Puts Soil in Chemistry Lab, Team Discusses Next Steps Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory All Phoenix press releases
	25 June 2008	NASA Spacecraft Reveal Largest Crater in Solar System Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory
	24 June 2008	Phoenix Poised to Deliver Sample for Wet Chemistry Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory All Phoenix press releases
	23 June 2008	Phoenix Lander Prepares for Microscopy, Wet Chemistry on Mars Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory All Phoenix press releases
	21 June 2008	NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander Delivers Soil Sample to Microscope Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory All Phoenix press releases
	20 June 2008	NASA Phoenix Mars Lander Confirms Frozen Water Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory All Phoenix press releases
	19 June 2008	Bright Chunks at Phoenix Lander's Mars Site Must Have Been Ice Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory All Phoenix press releases
	18 June 2008	NASA Mars Lander to Dig; Team Probes Flash Memory Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory All Phoenix press releases
	17 June 2008	Phoenix Makes First Trench in Science Preserve Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory All Phoenix press releases
	16 June 2008	NASA Phoenix Lander Bakes Sample, Arm Digs Deeper Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory All Phoenix press releases
	13 June 2008	NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander Inspects Delivered Soil Samples Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory All Phoenix press releases
	12 June 2008	NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander Delivers Soil Sample to Microscope Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory All Phoenix press releases
	11 June 2008	NASA's Phoenix Lander Has an Oven Full of Martian Soil Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory All Phoenix press releases
	10 June 2008	NASA Lander Will Sprinkle Martian Soil for Microscope to View Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory All Phoenix press releases
	09 June 2008	Phoenix Mars Lander Testing Sprinkle Technique Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory All Phoenix press releases
	08 June 2008	Phoenix Sifts for Samples, Continues Imaging Landing Site Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory All Phoenix press releases
	07 June 2008	NASA'S Phoenix Mars Lander Checking Soil Properties Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory All Phoenix press releases
	06 June 2008	NASA Mars Lander Scoops First Soil Sample for Laboratory Analysis Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory All Phoenix press releases
	05 June 2008	Highest Resolution View Ever From Mars Comes From NASA Lander Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory All Phoenix press releases
	05 June 2008	Phoenix Mars Lander Lab at JSC Open to Media June 9 Source: Johnson Space Center All Phoenix press releases
	04 June 2008	NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander Ready to Gather Samples Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory All Phoenix press releases
	03 June 2008	NASA's Phoenix Retesting Release of Martian Soil Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory All Phoenix press releases
	02 June 2008	Phoenix Scoops Up Martian Soil Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory All Phoenix press releases
	01 June 2008	Phoenix Makes an Impression on Mars Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory All Phoenix press releases
	31 May 2008	Camera On Arm Looks Beneath NASA Mars Lander Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory All Phoenix press releases
	30 May 2008	NASA'S Phoenix Lander Robotic Arm Camera Sees Possible Ice Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory All Phoenix press releases
	29 May 2008	NASA Phoenix Mars Lander Puts Arm and other Tools to Work Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory All Phoenix press releases
	28 May 2008	NASA's Phoenix Spacecraft Commanded to Unstow Arm Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory All Phoenix press releases
	28 May 2008	Orbiter Relays Second-Day Information From NASA Mars Lander Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory All Phoenix press releases
	27 May 2008	NASA Mars Lander Prepares to Move Arm Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory All Phoenix press releases
	26 May 2008	Camera on Mars Orbiter Snaps Phoenix During Landing Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory All Phoenix press releases
	25 May 2008	Phoenix Reports Good Health After Mars Landing Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory All Phoenix press releases
	25 May 2008	NASA's Phoenix Spacecraft Lands at Martian Arctic Site Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory All Phoenix press releases
	25 May 2008	Phoenix Almost There Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory All Phoenix press releases
	25 May 2008	No Final Nudge Needed for Phoenix Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory All Phoenix press releases
	24 May 2008	Phoenix Lander Update Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory All Phoenix press releases
	22 May 2008	Phoenix Spacecraft on Course for May 25 Mars Landing Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory All Phoenix press releases
	20 May 2008	NASA’s Ames Scientists to Celebrate Phoenix Mars Landing Source: Ames Research Center All Phoenix press releases
	20 May 2008	Langley Researchers Work to Help Phoenix Land on Mars Source: Langley Research Center All Phoenix press releases
	16 May 2008	NASA Briefings and TV Coverage Schedule for Phoenix Mars Landing Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory All Phoenix press releases
	15 May 2008	NASA Satellite Finds Interior of Mars is Colder Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory
	14 May 2008	Phoenix Landing Events Schedule Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory All Phoenix press releases
	13 May 2008	NASA Phoenix Mission Ready For Mars Landing Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory All Phoenix press releases
	09 May 2008	Phoenix Flying True Enough to Skip One Scheduled Adjustment Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory All Phoenix press releases
	23 Apr 2008	Shoulder Motor Balks on Opportunity's Robotic Arm Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory
	21 Apr 2008	New Online Map Reveals Evidence of the Forces that Once Shaped Mars Source: Johns Hopkins University
	17 Apr 2008	Mars Radar Opens a New Dimension in Planet Exploration Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory
	10 Apr 2008	NASA Spacecraft Fine Tunes Course for Mars Landing Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory All Phoenix press releases
	09 Apr 2008	NASA Spacecraft Images Mars Moon in Color and in 3D Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory
	28 Mar 2008	High School Students Help Explore Mars through Innovative Program Source: Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
	20 Mar 2008	NASA Mission Finds New Clues to Guide Search for Life on Mars Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory
	03 Mar 2008	NASA Spacecraft Photographs Avalanches on Mars Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory
	28 Feb 2008	Spacecraft at Mars Prepare to Welcome New Kid on the Block Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory All Phoenix press releases
	15 Feb 2008	Mars Rovers Sharpen Questions About Livable Conditions Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory
	23 Jan 2008	Orbiting Camera Details Dramatic Wind Action on Mars Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory