AFP - NASA was to begin deploying the robotic arm on the Phoenix lander on Mars Tuesday to prepare for digging into theplanet's soil in search of the conditions to support life, mission officials said.
LiveScience.com - Students in public schools have math scores that are just as good if not better than those of students in private schools, according to a new national study. -- read full article
AP - Fresh images sent back by NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander from the Martian northern polar region showed most of its science instruments were in good shape, mission scientists said.
AFP - A NASA probe sent back never-before-seen pictures of Mars' north pole Monday, in the most ambitious mission to date to find if the Red Planet could support life.
AP - A conservative, free-market advocacy group will begin airing ads this week pressing Senate Republicans and Democrats to vote against a bill that aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. -- read full article
AP - Researchers have identified seven possibilities for the next generation of mosquito repellant, some of which may work several times longer than the current standard-bearer, DEET. The next step: safety testing to make sure they're not harmful. -- read full article
AP - China launched a weather forecasting satellite Tuesday to help predict weather for the Summer Olympics and earthquake recovery work. -- read full article
AP - NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander spent its first full day in the Martian arctic plains checking its instruments in preparation for an ambitious digging mission to study whether the site could have once been habitable.
AFP - A giant panda missing from a nature reserve since a massive earthquake hit southwestern China two weeks ago has been caught alive, state media reported Monday.
AP - The seven astronauts aboard the space shuttle Discovery will deliver and install Japan's massive lab, Kibo, or Hope, at the international space station. A look at the six men and one woman who will tackle the job: -- read full article
