Mixed space news

Mars rover may be stuck, but still doing science [source]

Ulysses to end its 18-year space mission
''Ulysses is the first spacecraft to survey the environment in space above and below the poles of the sun in the four dimensions of space and time.'' [source]

Spiral Arms Did Not Cause Climate Change on Earth
''The evidence that Earth's climate was different in the past is overwhelming, but there is little agreement on what caused these changes. ...'' [source]

Astronomer's new guide to the galaxy: Largest map of cold dust revealed [source]

Phantom menace to dark matter theory
''A SUBTLE anomaly in the orbit of the planets in our solar system could prove a controversial idea that goes beyond Einstein.'' [source]