The Sky at Night · SEASON 52
Rise of the Phoenix
Episode 7 · 2008-07-07

- Documentary
- News
Episode overview
The NASA mission Phoenix has been on Mars a month and already there are images of the frozen ice caps, never before seen from a spacecraft on the Martian surface. Dr Chris Lintott travels to Tucson, Arizona, from where the NASA Phoenix team are operating the lander. He finds out how the spacecraft is doing and reports on the latest discoveries from the red planet.
Season 52 episodes
1. Cosmic Debris2008-01-07
2. Messenger to Mercury2008-02-04
3. Return to the Moon2008-03-03
4. The Sun Revealed2008-04-07
5. We Just Don't Know2008-05-05
6. Battle of the Giants2008-06-02
7. Rise of the Phoenix2008-07-07
8. Double Vision2008-08-04
9. Galaxy Zoo2009-09-07
10. Astral Autumn2008-10-06
11. Big Bangs2008-11-03
12. Other Worlds2008-12-08