The web is abuzz with speculation about an as yet undisclosed ‘discovery’ made by NASA’s Phoenix Lander which is currently exploring the arctic region of the planet Mars. Scientists behind the mission are reported to have personally briefed US President George Bush about some ‘provocative’ data collected by the Phoenix Lander. The NASA team and the White House are keeping tight-lipped about their findings, though they are expected to hold a press conference in a month’s time.
The Phoenix mission has already confirmed that there is water-ice on the planet and tests on the soil suggest that it is remarkably similar to Earth’s. The secrecy surrounding these new undisclosed findings and the fact that the scientists personally briefed the President suggest that something potentially quite, er, earth-shattering has been uncovered. But what can it be?
