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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.

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500 million-year-old 'Blob' that can think is being blasted into space

French astronaut Thomas Pesquet will be experimenting with how the curious organism behaves in zero-gravity on the International Space Station.

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International Space Station incident was much worse than you thought

A Russian module accidentally fired its thrusters and knocked the ISS out of alignment last week. Now we know just how out of position it was.

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Boeing scraps a key test space flight of its crew capsule

The launch of Boeing's crew capsule is facing more delays following a disastrous attempt in 2019 and now this latest cancellation.

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Russian module knocks International Space Station out of position

A newly arrived Russian science lab briefly knocked the International Space Station out of position when it accidentally fired its thrusters.

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Squid in space could help NASA keep astronauts fit and healthy

NASA researchers say the squid's relationship with the bacteria that make them glow could hold the key to keeping astronaut immune systems strong.

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ISS astronauts make second spacewalk to fit new solar panels

Astronauts working on the International Space Station have made their second attempt in a week at installing powerful new solar arrays.

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Watch: French and US astronauts spacewalk to boost ISS power supply

Thomas Pesquet and Shane Kimbrough ventured out of the ISS on Wednesday but spacesuit problems prevented the astronauts from completing the installation of new solar panels.

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Can virtual reality tours improve nursing home residents’ health?

Can virtual reality improve the lives of seniors? Transporting elderly people to Paris, Egypt or outer space using virtual reality could be the key to improving their emotional well-being.

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Space-aged wine could sell for $ 1 million after spending time on ISS

Christie’s, the London auction house, is selling a bottle of French wine that spent more than a year in orbit aboard the International Space Station.

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How heavy is a distant neutron star? Scientists think they know

A team of astronomers believe they have calculated how dense the heaviest known neutron star is.