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Ask our Astronaut | What do astronauts fear most living in space?

Astronauts are trained for emergencies that can occur in outer space but the European Space Agency's Luca Parmitano and NASA's Drew Morgan say they know their job is dangerous.

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Space case: why are 12 bottles of Bordeaux on the ISS?

The complex process of winemaking, coupled with how the liquid ages in the bottle, make wine a fascinating case study in space.

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Astronaut Luca Parmitano talks water recycling in space

"On the space station, we already recover 95% of the water onboard," explains Euronews space correspondent and ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano.

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Ask Our astronaut | Do astronauts get any privacy in space?

In this episode, Luca's NASA astronaut colleague Andrew Morgan tells us more about intimacy in the International Space Station.

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Ask Our Astronaut | How does farming work in space?

In Ask Our Astronaut, Luca Parmitano answers public questions. In the second episode, Luca gives us unique insights about the survival of plants in space.

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ESA probe captures new photos of 700km dried-up river system on Mars

ESA probe captures new photos of 700km dried-up river system on Mars

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Water found for first time in atmosphere of exoplanet

Astronomers from UCL have found traces of water vapour in an exoplanet outside Earth's solar system.

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India loses contact with Chandrayaan-2 moon mission

The Indian space agency lost communication with its Chandrayaan-2 lunar mission on Friday, the chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation said.

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Chandrayaan-2: India successfully launches second moon mission

It came just one week after it delayed the scheduled blast-off due to technical issues.

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Moon mission memorabilia up for auction amid anniversary celebrations

Artefacts from the historic mission to put men on the moon are going up for auction amid celebrations to mark its 50th anniversary.

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US-Russian crew reach International Space Station

A Russian-American crew arrived at the International Space Station on Friday, five months after a botched launch led to an emergency landing for two of the three astronauts

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Europe's Mars rover named after DNA pioneer Rosalind Franklin

"This name reminds us that it is in the human genes to explore," the European Space Agency said.

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Watch: China releases video showing far side of the moon

The Chang'e-4 probe landed on January 3. It was the first to ever land on the dark side of the moon.

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Astronomers find 'most distant object in our Solar System'

The most distant object ever observed in our Solar System has been discovered by an international team of astronomers. With current technology, it would take a space probe more than 40 years to reach "Farout"

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NASA's Voyager 2 'leaves Solar System' and enters interstellar space

Probe becomes the second human-made object to leave the Solar System and enter the realm of interstellar space.

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NASA retires its planet-hunting Kepler telescope

The spacecraft, which discovered some 2,600 planets outside of the solar system, has run out of fuel.

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Musk’s SpaceX signs up first private passenger to fly around the moon

The company will reveal who is flying and why on Monday.

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Scientists reveal the exoplanet most likely to spawn alien life

“We determined that Kepler-452b is the most likely exoplanet that we know of on which life may have originated because of its star, Kepler-452, and because of its distance from the star,” the study’s lead author, Paul Rimmer, told Euronews.

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China says its space station project will be open to all UN Member Sta

Announcement is in contrast with United States who barred China from the ISS

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#AskSpace: How much space junk is there actually out there?

And the amount of space debris is not the only thing that matters. What can be done with it? Is recycling possible?