Nothing From Phoenix

NASA last heard from its Phoenix Mars Lander in November, 2008, as the brutal Martian arctic winter tightened its grasp on Lander's position. Lander's systems were not designed to survive the winter cold, but, just in case, NASA has been listening.

Spring is now breaking over Lander, and NASA has been listening for signals on the off chance the probe's computer did survive and was trying to phone home. So far, however, there's been nothing. NASA, though, isn't giving up. It will listen again in February and March, using the Mars Odyssey Orbiter, and will even send signals to Lander, in hopes of reawakening the probe.