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3 astronauts move Soyuz to new space station dock ahead of film crew arrival

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The Launchpad

Russian film crew set to launch to International Space Station next week

(Roscosmos)

We're just a week away from the launch of a Russian film crew to the International Space Station. Director Klim Shipenko, actor Yulia Peresild and cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov are scheduled to launch toward the orbiting lab aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft next Tuesday (Oct. 5). The trio will lift off from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan just before 5 a.m. EDT (0900 GMT), if all goes according to plan.

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In photos: NASA launches Landsat 9 Earth observation satellite

NASA launched its powerful new Landsat 9 Earth-observing satellite into orbit on Sept. 27, 2021, on a mission to monitor our planet's land resources. The mission rode to orbit on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket, lifting off from Space Launch Complex 3 at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. See photos of the launch and mission preparations in this Space.com gallery!

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Spaceflight

3 astronauts move Soyuz to new space station dock ahead of film crew arrival

(NASA TV)

Three astronauts relocated a Russian Soyuz crew capsule to a new port on the space station on Tuesday (Sept. 28) to make room for the arrival of another Soyuz vehicle next week carrying a Russian film crew.

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Mars on the cheap: Scientists working to revolutionize access to the Red Planet

While officials at NASA and the European Space Agency, as well as planners in China, plot out ultra-expensive and complicated missions to return samples from Mars, there are an increasing number of researchers blueprinting low-cost and novel ways to further explore the Red Planet.

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Science & Astronomy

Chinese commercial satellite has been spotting meteors and aurora

(Origin Space)

A small Chinese commercial satellite has been detecting meteors impacting the atmosphere and even filming the aurora. The Yangwang 1 ("Look Up 1") satellite, belonging to Beijing-based space resources company Origin Space, launched in June along with three other satellites. With its small optical space telescope, Yangwang 1 has been using visible and ultraviolet observations to detect near-Earth asteroids.

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Jupiter's winds of change show increased storm speeds in Great Red Spot

A decade of Jovian storm-chasing paid off for the Hubble Space Telescope. The long-running telescope has been studying the Great Red Spot — a major storm on Jupiter — that is shrinking for mysterious reasons. Alongside that, researchers just uncovered huge changes in wind speeds within the massive storm.

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Louisiana's missing moon rock found in Florida thanks to broken gun

A long-lost piece of the moon belonging to the state of Louisiana may have remained missing — if not also been discarded or destroyed — had the plaque on which it was mounted not attracted the eye of a Florida gun collector.

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Star Trek

Star Trek streaming guide: Where to watch Star Trek online

(Paramount Pictures)

With legacy shows, new debuts, and a baker’s dozen of movies, there’s plenty of Star Trek to watch and it’s all available online, but finding which streaming service has which shows can feel like hunting for a cloaked Bird of Prey. That’s why we’ve put together our Star Trek streaming guide to help you figure out where to watch the Star Trek movies and TV shows.

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Star Wars

'Lego Star Wars Battles,' an exciting new strategy game, is out now on Apple Arcade

(Lego)

Exciting news for all Lego Star Wars fans: There's a new mobile game called "Lego Star Wars Battles" available exclusively on Apple Arcade. "Lego Star Wars Battles" blends the classic feel of Lego Star Wars characters, locations and vehicles with real-time one-on-one multiplayer battles. Players will be able to mix and match characters from all across the Star Wars universe in battle, as the game trailer demonstrates. Imperial and Rebel armies will have their own play style, so fans will want to master both sides of the force to get the most out of the game.

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