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Now playing Next Space Chinese astronauts return to Earth after Tiangong space station stay Three astronauts spent six months on China’s permanently crewed space station. 31/10/2023
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Now playing Next Space Scientists discover what happens when two giant ice planets collide Researchers were caught by surprise when they observed what they believe to be the aftermath of two giant planets colliding. 11/10/2023
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