Today’s physics news: Wednesday, 13 January

Nasa check for ‘unlikely’ survival of Mars lander
 
Nasa’s Mars Odyssey orbiter is set to listen for possible radio transmissions from the Phoenix Mars lander, to check if it has survived the Martian winter.
BBC News 

Brian Cox: STFC cock-up or conspiracy? – Part 2

Yesterday, Brian Cox, well-known particle physicist, wrote on the New Scientist’s S Word about recent events at STFC. Today he looks at the wider implications of the crisis.
New Scientist http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/thesword/2010/01/uk-facilities-crisis-the-fallo.html