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The third entry in the horror sci-fi franchise almost went in a completely different direction.

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US firm Vast is developing spinning space stations with artificial gravity to keep astronauts healthy on deep-space missions and push the search for alien life.

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Somewhere out there, a planet roughly the size of Earth may be orbiting a distant star in conditions that could support life.

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The completely original sci-fi romantic comedy tracks awkward rocket scientists harboring a trio of adorable alien fugitives.

Dominik Bošnjak is a freelance writer from Croatia. He has been writing about games for as long as he can remember and began doing so professionally in 2010 because an opportunity presented itself ...