Well, I guess if we learn something new every day, that's 365 more things we knew than last year... I'd call that progress.
NASA Now Almost Positive Mars Is Rocky
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PASADENA, CA—After initial transmissions from the Mars rover Curiosity provided multiple images of the Red Planet, officials from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory confirmed Monday that scientists are now pretty sure the surface of Mars is rocky.
http://www.theonion.com/articles/nasa-now-almost-positive-mars-is-rocky,29069/