NASA says Phoenix lander is sampling water on Mars

Yep, just like we'd heard, the Phoenix lander has identified water in a soil sample it collected in Mars earlier, and NASA's extended the mission for another 90 days to go look for more. There's no analysis of the ice yet, but it doesn't look like there's any organic materials in the sample, and it'll take another three to four weeks before there's any more data to reveal. Hopefully that means we'll be packing up our silver go-go boots and taking off for our fabulous future lives on Mars in a month, but we'll see how things go.

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 1st 2008 3:21PM]

I get to bottle fresh MARS water first. Dibbs

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 31st 2008 8:08PM]

Do you honestly think they would tell you if there actually was organisms in the frozen water on Mars?

They want us to be as hostile as possible, admitting to life on another planet could cause humans to realize they aren't alone, and that banding together is the natural way. That DOES NOT make money.

Zeitgeist

[o29 Posted Jul 31st 2008 8:15PM]

Quick, grab your tinfoil hat!

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 1st 2008 12:48AM]

Dude you are an idiot...but your user name suggested as much anyways. Life == Funding == Life for more research on Mars. I do believe in a few conspiracies but the whole cover up life on Mars thing is right up there with we didn't go to the Moon.

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 31st 2008 8:14PM]

I bet My new 3g iphone would make that mars rover lOok like a dinosaur, I mean look, i gots 3g speeds and gps and all. whats the rover have? A shovel. wow! I bet I can get 3g speeds over at mars too

[Bjay Posted Jul 31st 2008 8:52PM]

lol, real funny piece of shit

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 31st 2008 8:28PM]

I bet George W Bush approved this mission because they told him they were drilling for oil and that the Martians might have WMDs.

Our government does not care about life on other planets they care about making money, they don't even care about life on this planet if it does not make them money.

[Bjay Posted Jul 31st 2008 8:59PM]

Your government cares, that is why they ll do all things and anything possible to get money to make life easier for you and your children(if any)

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 31st 2008 8:47PM]

Water, ice, snow cones...whatever...Wake me up when they find Kuato! - Or a three breasted hooker, and her midget friend!

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 31st 2008 9:45PM]

but can the aliens play crysis?

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 31st 2008 9:54PM]

I'm thirsty.

[apeguero Posted Jul 31st 2008 10:17PM]

Is this the new source of water for Perier?

[apeguero Posted Jul 31st 2008 10:18PM]

"Phoenix Spring. What it means to be from Mars."

/sarcastic take on Poland Spring, for those of you not from the Northeast.

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 1st 2008 12:03AM]

I've been waiting with my go-go boots right here.

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 1st 2008 12:09AM]

Sweet! Dorney Park / Wild Water Kingdom on Mars!

[Paulmichael Posted Aug 1st 2008 1:17AM]

1) Melt ice
2) Transport it back to Earth somehow.
3) Purify the water.
4) Sell it bottled back to people at a premium! MAJOR profits (well, revenue at least, I'm sure it'd be one costly exporting process to get it over here) and fun for all! Martian drinking water haha... You know you'd want some, and ThinkGeek would have some on tap.

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 1st 2008 8:20PM]

Soylent... Blue?

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 1st 2008 4:04AM]

Yeah...you are right...you are thinking just like I am....what comes to this issue of E.T s and Bible....

And once E.T s are not mentioned in the Bible it may be simply irrelevant question which is not so important after all....

Jesus loves you all.... :-)

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 1st 2008 10:04AM]

Please stop posting. Your badly formed posts show you to be 11 or a troll. Your ill-conceived ideas about what the Bible means is a sad commentary on your level of reading comprehension and general understanding.

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 18th 2008 1:25PM]

Think the big paid NASA people would have thought about using a stick free dirt scope (teflon?) to keep the dirt/clay from getting frozen in the scope.

Basic Science 101: Cold metal + Moisture = Tongue (Dirt) Frozen to metal.......