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These 3 privately-funded space stations will replace the ISS

What will happen once the International Space Station is no longer fit for use? These are the three orbiting stations NASA is planning.

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Is space debris a real threat to space missions and satellites?

“The problem is that space is limited and the more objects we bring into space, the denser the region gets,” aeronautics expert Carolin Frueh said.

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Euroviews. Space can help solve Earth's most pressing challenges

The European Space Agency says space is critical to help solve Earth's most complex problems such as climate change.

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'Reckless and irresponsible': Russia slammed over space station threat

U.S. officials described as reckless and irresponsible a Russian weapons test which created more than 1,500 pieces of space junk, threatening astronauts aboard the International Space Station.

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Tech this week: New class of drug reverses paralysis in mice

A breakthrough in a much-researched area of medicine and four astronauts begin a six month mission on the International Space Station.

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SpaceX crew launch marks 600 space travellers in 60 years

The number of humans in space averages out to 10 people per year since Yuri Gagarin’s pioneering flight in 1961.

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SpaceX rocket launches 4 astronauts towards ISS

A SpaceX rocket carried four astronauts toward orbit Wednesday night, including the 600th person to reach space in 60 years.

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SpaceX Crew returns to earth, exits capsule after successful splashdown

SpaceX Crew returns to earth, exits capsule after successful splashdown

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Tech this week: NASA astronauts grow first ever peppers in space

Astronauts were busy aboard the International Space Station this week and a new study finds robot cats could improve the well-being of dementia patients.

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Meet the French astronaut who witnessed climate change from space

From forest fires to hurricanes, Pesquet bore witness to the natural disasters on Earth over the past six months from the International Space Station.

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Russian film director who shot space movie sets sights on Mars

After spending 12 days in space shooting scenes for a film called "The Challenge," Russian director Klim Shipenko is looking further afield.

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Russian filmmakers land after shooting movie in space

The Russian filmmakers that traveled to the International Space Station to shoot a movie have landed back on Earth.

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Why French students and Thomas Pesquet are getting excited about Blobs

Better known as "slime mould," 500-million-year-old Blob is now under the microscope of thousands of students and French astronaut Thomas Pesquet.

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This Russian duo are set to make the first feature film in space

The filmmakers are set launch on October 5 for a 12 day shoot aboard the International Space Station.

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Smoke alarms go off at the International Space Station

The crew reported noticing smoke and the smell of burnt plastic.

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Auroras paint the sky in stunning timelapse filmed from space

French Astronaut Thomas Pesquet has been documenting the northern lights shimmering over the northern hemisphere throughout last month, with this timelapse footage published on Tuesday capturing another stunning view of the green waves of light

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Avocados and ice cream blasted into space for hungry astronauts

SpaceX also sent 8,000kg of other supplies and a human-sized robotic arm.

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Euroviews. Working in space: What will the first extraterrestrial job be?

According to Orbit Fab, a US company building satellite fuel depots in space, every industry on Earth will end up operating in space. But where does it all begin?

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SPACE: Astronauts aboard ISS take part in first ‘Space Olympics’

The International Space Station Expedition 65 crew recorded themselves having a day of ‘weightless fun’ at the end of a long week of work. From Earth orbit, 400 km above our planet, the crew present the very first “Space Olympics”.

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Astronauts held the first ever 'Space Olympics'. Who won?

Four events. Seven astronauts. A whole lot of zero-gravity sporting achievement.