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In Pictures: Space photos of the day: Space suits
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India launches asteroid-hunting spacecraft, tiny telescopes
India launched seven satellites on Monday, including the first spacecraft designed to hunt large space rocks.
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Humongous rogue European satellite spotted hurtling through space
Envisat, a massive European satellite that lost contact with the ground earlier this month has been photographed by a French satellite.
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Supermassive black holes are cannibals, new research suggests
Astronomers have found black holes and supermassive black holes. But the discovery of a mid-size black hole could support the idea that supermassive black holes grow by eating others.
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Lunar eclipse tonight: How it helps the search for extraterrestrial life
The moon's ruddy color during the lunar eclipse tonight is caused by sunlight filtering through Earth's atmosphere. It's what astronomers look at when distant planets pass in front of their own stars.
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In Pictures: Space photos of the day: Space suits
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Should we explore Mars with a robot airplane?
NASA atmospheric scientist Joel Levine makes the case for flying an unmanned airplane over the Martian surface.
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China’s first spacewalk: no cold-war race this time
The Shenzhou 7 launches Thursday in an era of global space cooperation.
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Will US-Russia tensions extend to space?
Without Russia, NASA couldn’t send astronauts to the space station between 2010 and 2015.
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