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Space

Software will let spacecraft find water on planets

Software that can identify water plumes on moons and comets is the next step toward autonomous landers that explore planets autonomously

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Mini MRI to check bone health on space station

Life

Mini MRI to check bone health on space station

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Up with the thunderclouds above the Amazon rainforest

Earth

Up with the thunderclouds above the Amazon rainforest

Regulars

Nowhere to hide: the danger of satellite spies

Space

Nowhere to hide: the danger of satellite spies

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World's first space detective agency launched

Space

World's first space detective agency launched

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Shuttle map gives the best view yet of Earth's curves

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India's Mars triumph signals a rising space power

Space

India's Mars triumph signals a rising space power

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CubeSat craze could create space debris catastrophe

Space

CubeSat craze could create space debris catastrophe

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Private flights may make space station more expensive

Space

Private flights may make space station more expensive

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US probe enters Mars orbit, Indian craft close behind

Space

US probe enters Mars orbit, Indian craft close behind

NASA's latest and India's first missions to Mars are going into orbit just in time to watch a comet graze the planet

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Technology

US opens 'drone zones' for a year of pioneer testing

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Boeing and SpaceX bag NASA's $6.8bn space taxi prize

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Water-splitter could make hydrogen fuel on Mars

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Life

Low gravity makes astronauts prone to falling over

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