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Sleepy sun could make Mars trips deadly

Space

Sleepy sun could make Mars trips deadly

An unexpected lull in the sun's activity will let more cosmic radiation into the solar system, endangering astronauts on long interplanetary missions

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China set to launch probe on round trip to the moon

Space

China set to launch probe on round trip to the moon

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Secret US spaceplane lands after 674-day mission

Space

Secret US spaceplane lands after 674-day mission

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Space

Software will let spacecraft find water on planets

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Mini MRI to check bone health on space station

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Mini MRI to check bone health on space station

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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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Space

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

With hundreds of the cheap, popular satellites set to go into orbit, it may only be a matter of time before there's a Gravity-style disaster

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Space

Private flights may make space station more expensive

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Space

US probe enters Mars orbit, Indian craft close behind

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Space station is safe from US-Russia squabbles

Analysis

Space

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

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