No, I’m not talking about a Keith Olbermann commentary. I’m talking about the Phoenix Lander’s live descent onto the Martian surface beginning tonight at 6:30 p.m., which will probably be as scary as an Olbermann rant, come to think of it.

If you want to watch via Ustream to see your $380 million in tax dollars at work in space, you can go here.

UPDATE: Mars looks about like the landscape around Phoenix. If you want to see images from the Phoenix Lander, go here.

Exit question: If we can put a lander on Mars, why can’t we get color photos?