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In Pictures: Space photos of the day: Looking deeper
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In Pictures: Space Photos of the Day 06/18
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In Pictures: Space photos of the day: Looking deeper
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Satellite to beam solar power to Earth, a la Bond movie
Like a solar satellite in the 2002 Bond movie, Die Another Day, a former president of India plans to launch satellites that catch the suns rays and create a focused microwave beam back to collectors on Earth.
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China is on path to 'militarization of space'
The Asian space race is moving along slowly, but steadily – and China is in the lead, with technology that could give it a military advantage over the US.
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In Pictures: Space Photos of the Day 06/18
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Water on the moon: Eureka! They've found it!
NASA's sampling of a plume of material from a dark crater turns up water on the moon – and other organic compounds, too.
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New evidence of water on the moon
Three probes, including a NASA instrument on India's Chandrayaan-1 lunar orbiter, have detected water molecules in minerals on the moon's surface.
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Moon mission takes India's space program in new direction
Chandrayaan, launched Wednesday, will map the moon's surface. But most Indian space projects look for applications on Earth, such as telemedicine or distance learning for its far-flung population.
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