PASADENA, Calif., June 24 (UPI) -- The U.S. space agency said its Phoenix Mars Lander was ready to conduct a microscopic analysis of Martian soil Thursday -- the 29th day of the mission.

LONDON, June 11 (UPI) -- Prince Jefri, brother of the sultan of Brunei, could end up in a British prison after failing to show up at a court hearing.

TUCSON, June 11 (UPI) -- The U.S. space agency said its Phoenix Mars Lander has filled its first oven with Martian soil.

PASADENA, Calif., June 10 (UPI) -- The U.S. space agency says the Phoenix Mars Lander will use its robotic arm to sprinkle Martian soil on a rotating wheel so as to better view it.

PASADENA, Calif., June 5 (UPI) -- The U.S. space agency says it is ready to begin collecting and analyzing Martian soil using its Phoenix Mars Lander.

PASADENA, Calif., June 4 (UPI) -- The U.S. space agency says it has repeated a practice test involving releasing Martian soil from the scoop on the Phoenix Mars Lander's robotic arm.

PASADENA, Calif., June 3 (UPI) -- One week after landing on Mars, the U.S. space agency's Phoenix spacecraft has lifted its first scoop of Martian soil as a test of the lander's robotic arm.

TUCSON, May 26 (UPI) -- The U.S. space agency's rover Phoenix sent images of itself back from Mars to Earth Monday, showing it had landed and was ready to look for signs of life.

PASADENA, Calif., May 23 (UPI) -- Sunday's planned landing of the Mars Phoenix Lander probe may provide U.S. scientists with evidence of life on Mars, NASA officials say.