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The science-fiction film Project Hail Mary sees Ryan Gosling go to space in a state of suspended animation. But does the science suggest that’s possible?

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Travis Kelce confessed to Ryan Gosling his desire to travel to the moon. Gosling guested on the March 18 episode of the Kelce brothers’ New Heights podcast to promote his movie, Project Hail Mary.

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Ryan Gosling’s upcoming sci-fi film Project Hail Mary has him spending plenty of time thinking about space, aliens, and what humanity might find beyond Earth. So when the actor stopped by the Kelce ...