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Mars Lander Is Poised to Begin Digging for Ice (Science/Technology, 16 articles)
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After a couple of days of playing in the dirt, the Phoenix Mars lander is to begin its scientific work in earnest on Tuesday or Wednesday, looking for ice and hints of past liquid water in the planet's far north. NASA's newest spacecraft got down and dirty on Mars, taking its first practice scoop of Martian soil ahead of the actual dig expected later this week, scientists said Monday. The test dig made Sunday by the Phoenix Mars Lander's 8-foot-long robotic arm uncovered bits of bright specks in the soil believed to be ice or salt. " Everything just worked like a charm says Barry Goldstein which ran mission control for the landing. PHOENIX- Sharp new images received Saturday from the Phoenix lander largely convinced scientists that the spacecraft's thrusters had uncovered a large patch of ice just below the Martian surface, team members said. Team members had said Friday that photos showing the ground beneath the lander suggested the vehicle was resting on splotches of ice. Washington University scientist Ray Arvidson said the spacecraft's thrusters may have blown away dirt covering the ice when the robot landed one week ago.
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Shuttle Discovery Docks at Space Station (Science/Technology, 13 articles)
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Carrying seven astronauts, a 35,000-pound Japanese laboratory, 33 pounds of repair parts for a broken toilet and a 12-inch Buzz Lightyear action figure, the shuttle Discovery docked with the International Space Station today. The shuttle crew is on a two-week mission to the space station to install the billion-dollar Japanese Kibo module in a series of three spacewalks and, yes, to bring parts to fix the toilet on the space station. HOUSTON- Shuttle Discovery closed in on the international space station Monday with a super-size delivery: a scientific lab that's as big as a school bus.
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AIDS treatment milestone reached 2 years late (Science/Technology, 5 articles)
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Nearly 3 million people in developing countries are now receiving antiretroviral drugs to treat AIDS, a treatment goal that health authorities had hoped to meet two years ago, according to a new report released Monday. A new international report into the battle to stem HIV/Aids and treat sufferers around the world has found both progress and deeply-rooted problems. The report, released jointly by the World Health Organization, UNAids and Unicef, offers a bleak numbers game showing that the gap between the supply of antiretroviral treatment and the demand continues to grow steadily.
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Adobe adds video to PDF documents (Science/Technology, 4 articles)
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Adobe Systems Inc. is launching a new version of its Acrobat document sharing software on Monday, and this time it can package videos. With a professional version of Acrobat 9, for example, users could package a Power Point presentation not just with images, but also with audio of the presenter's voice. " You can now send someone a presentation that speaks on its own all through a PDF said Adobe spokesman Kevin M. Lynch, who is not related to the company's chief technology officer with the same name.
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