June 28, 2008
Phoenix uncovers ice!
This news is more than a week old, but still worth commenting on. I mean, how cool is it that Phoenix uncovered clear evidence of water ice not very long after reaching the landing site? I'm very skeptical that life exists on Mars (and quite skeptical that it ever existed there), but regardless, it's nice to travel to another planet and find visible evidence of that special water molecule.
For those of you wondering how they know it's water (instead of, say, CO2), check out the Mars Ice FAQ.