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💥💥 NEW: UAE’s Hope probe has made stunning observations of Mars’s tiny moon Deimos and its far side. Findings suggest it’s not a captured asteroid after all… (1/2)

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Our front page. #JWST

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The UAE's Hope Mars mission team is reporting that the spacecraft has discovered a new mysterious Martian aurora. They're calling it the ‘sinuous discrete aurora', a huge worm-like aurora that extends halfway around the planet.

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#Breaking : UAE has secured a six-month mission on the ISS for one of its Emirati astronauts, after purchasing a seat on a SpaceX Crew-6 mission from Axiom Space. A deal was signed between @MBRSpaceCentre and @Axiom_Space on April 27. We have exclusive details 🧵

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Very sad that women in this day and age still have to fight for their freedom & right to live #SaveDinaAli Via @lovhum

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#Breaking : Saudi Arabia names Rayyanah Barnawi and Ali AlQarni as the two astronauts who will fly on the AX-2 mission in Q2 of this year

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Saudi Arabia's Rayyanah Barnawi, who is set to become the first Arab woman in space, and Ali Al Qarni seen here in their SpaceX flight suit. They're set to launch on the AX-2 mission to the ISS on May 8.

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So, the UAE now has an astronaut on the ISS, a spacecraft around Mars and a rover currently orbiting the Moon. This is a country that was formed only 52 years ago.

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Whoa. Stunning image of aurora, taken by @Thom_astro from the @Space_Station

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UAE’s four astronauts together at the @NASA_Johnson space centre.

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Data from Hope probe points to a planetary origin. Spacecraft made flybys of 100km from Deimos’s surface and studied its composition (2/2)

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#Breaking : UAE and Israel sign agreement to co-operate on 2 space missions - Israel’s lunar landing mission Beresheet 2 and Israeli-French environmental satellite Venus. Details of MoU being shared now at media briefing at Expo 2020 Dubai

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New image of Mars taken by UAE’s Hope probe released today. Data that has been collected so far is now being shared with research centers across the world, including how they’ve found larger amounts of oxygen on planet than expected @TheNationalNews

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Absolutely stunning image of the ISS transiting the Moon. Captured by Dubai-based astrophotographer @djflore

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#Breaking : UAE announces mission to Venus and an asteroid landing mission

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These UAE astronauts have graduated from NASA’s 20-month training course and are now eligible for NASA-led missions to ISS. They received their astronaut pin today. More:

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#Breaking : UAE selects Sultan Al Neyadi as the Emirati astronaut who will be part of NASA/SpaceX Crew-6 mission, slated for launch next spring. This will be the UAE's second ISS mission and Arab world's first long-duration space mission. He will spend 6 months on the ISS.

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An entire rocket launch sequence was just projected on Expo Dubai’s Al Wasl Dome to celebrate Space Week. Absolutely incredible. Very well done.

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Some clarity on new space missions announced by UAE today: - spacecraft to launch in 2028 for 5-year journey - Primary goal is exploring asteroid belt - Aims to orbit Venus first mid-2028 - Then asteroid belt, observe 7 bodies, asteroid landing attempt in 2033

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#Breaking : UAE announces mission to Venus and an asteroid landing mission

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Oh my. Incredible photos of @NASAPersevere ’s protective gear, which Ingenuity helicopter captured during its 26th flight on Mars. You can also see the parachute covered in dust. 📷 @NASAJPL

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Blue Origin has its eye on UAE desert for spaceport

Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin has its eye on UAE desert for spaceport

Company's Brent Sherwood tells 'The National' about New Shepard suborbital flights and the new private space station Orbital Reef

www.thenationalnews.com

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The UAE flag on a SpaceX pressure suit, worn by Emirati astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi, who is heading to the ISS on February 26.

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Here you go. Astro Sultan's first few selfies from space.

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Full story on the unprecedented observations of Deimos made by UAE’s Hope probe:

UAE’s Hope probe uncovers secrets of Mars’s mysterious moon Deimos

Findings suggest that Deimos may not be a captured asteroid after all

www.thenationalnews.com

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3 years

#Breaking : UAE announces the Arab world's first female astronaut. Noura Al Matrooshi has been selected to be part of the country's growing astronaut corps. Mohammed Al Mulla also joins the corps @TheNationalNews

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More about #HopeProbe ’s first Mars close up pic: ⁃Captured Olympus Mons (largest volcano in solar system) at sunrise ⁃Taken by its Emirates eXploration imager ⁃Shot from an altitude of 24,700km above Mars surface #ArabstoMars @TheNationalNews

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Here is the first Mars image captured UAE’s #HopeProbe #ArabstoMars

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Meet Saudi Arabia’s first astronaut corps. The Kingdom launched the first Arab - Prince Sultan bin Salman - to space in 1985, but now it wants to build a sustainable space programme.

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💥 💥 Breaking: UAE unveils details of its ambitious mission to the main asteroid belt, including a spacecraft, called MBR Explorer, named after Dubai’s Ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid.

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#Breaking : UAE signs agreement with China to carry out a joint Moon mission in future. An MoU was signed between MBRSC and CNSA today. This would be the first space collaboration between the two countries.

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. @ispace_inc , a Japanese private space company, has announced today that it's targeting no earlier than November to launch its Mission 1 Hakuto-R lunar lander on a Falcon 9 rocket. It will carry UAE's Moon rover Rashid and several other gov't/private payloads (1/3)

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All the live updates on #Chandrayaan3Landing

As it happened: India lands Chandrayaan-3 craft on Moon’s south pole

Vikram lander is the first spacecraft to land on the lunar south pole

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French astronaut @Thom_astro will speak live from @Space_Station to visitors at Al Wasl Dome, world's largest 360° projection screen at #Expo2020Dubai , on Oct 2

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The Chinese space station will soon have a female astronaut on board. Shenzhou-13 crew to launch on October 15

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Wang Yaping, China's second woman in space, will be the first female astronaut to the Chinese space station, all being well.

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The official Axiom Space portraits of the two Saudi astronauts - Ali AlQarni and Rayyanah Barnawi - who are heading to the ISS this spring.

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New images of Nora Al Matrooshi, UAE's first woman astronaut, receiving her spacewalk training at the NBL in Houston.

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Cool footage of UAE nanosat, called DhabiSat, being released into orbit by Cygnus spacecraft. Read more: #DhabiSat @KhalifaUni

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3 years

I know Space Twitter is all about #MarsHelicopter right now, but UAE could be announcing the Arab world’s first female astronaut any day now and I’m pretty excited about that, too 👀

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2 years

NEW: UAE & France to build lunar spacecrafts together. A letter of intent was signed b/w MBRSC and French space agency CNES. No further details provided, but it’s probably part of UAE’s long-term Moon exploration plan. Our earlier story:

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#Breaking : UAE’s Sultan Al Neyadi will perform the first spacewalk by an Arab astronaut. He will venture outside of the ISS on April 28 with Nasa colleague Stephen Bowen to replace communication hardware.

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I present to you ‘Corn Rocket’ at Japan pavilion #Expo2020Dubai

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It's the splash on our UAE homepage.

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Learn more about Nora Al Matrooshi, the Arab world’s first woman astronaut... she’s only 27-years-old — the same age Yuri Gagarin became the first man to fly into space. Historic, truly. We are bringing the latest updates to you. Read more:

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UAE's new astronauts to begin Nasa’s 2-year training programme in Houston via @TheNationalNews

UAE's new astronauts to begin Nasa’s two-year training programme in Houston

Russian lessons, spacewalks and flight training await Mohammed Al Mulla and Nora Al Matrooshi

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Stunning projection of Yuri Gagarin on world’s tallest building @BurjKhalifa tonight to commemorate first human spaceflight #CosmonauticsDay #Dubai 🎥 @uaegov

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UAE astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi’s first words from space #Crew6

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Nasa's LRO has imaged the crash site of ispace's Hakuto-R M1 lander, which attempted a landing last month. It was carrying the UAE's Rashid rover.

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New images show UAE astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi training inside a Dragon mockup crew vehicle at SpaceX's headquarters in Hawthorne, California, ahead of the NASA/SpaceX Crew-6 mission next spring.

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UAE and NASA have signed an MoU to exchange data from Hope Mars mission and Maven mission & will collaborate on data analysis.

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Incredible footage of JAXA’s Kibo robotic arm releasing a UAE-Bahraini CubeSat Light-1 into orbit. Happened moments ago. More on the nanosat:

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New images of the UAE's lunar rover (final prototype) released by the space centre. Team is carrying out thermal vacuum tests with the help of @CNES

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#Breaking : UAE becomes fifth nation worldwide to reach Mars. Orbit entry successful #ArabstoMars @TheNationalNews

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This is cool: UAE astronauts are learning to operate @Space_Station ’s robotic arm Canadarm2 to reach out & capture the Cygnus cargo spacecraft. They’re using a simulation at the @NASA_Johnson space centre.

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#Exclusive : The UAE has selected Lacus Somniorum (Lake of Dreams) as the primary lunar landing site of its Rashid rover - 3 other back up sites selected - Site is northeastern area of Moon’s near side - Launch window is from Aug-Dec, 2022 @TheNationalNews

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2 years

Abu Dhabi astrophotographer captures footage of asteroid 7482 (1994 PC1), as it makes its closest approach towards Earth tomorrow. Expected to fly directly over UAE and visible with a telescope. More: 🎥Aldrin Gabuya/Al Sadeem Observatory

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Some career news: excited to announce that I'm now Space Editor at The National ( @TheNationalNews ). We're going to keep bringing you comprehensive coverage of global space news. Thank you for reading!

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Here's our interview with @Astronaut_Nora . 'I think that me being selected as the first Arab female astronaut will lead the way for other girls who are interested in the space field' via @TheNationalNews

UAE's first female astronaut on her mission to inspire: 'If I can do it, so can you'

In interview with 'The National', Nora Al Matrooshi expresses pride at joining the UAE's space corps

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#Breaking : UAE now aims to land its Rashid rover on the lunar surface by next year (not 2024 as initially planned) using a lander by Japan's iSpace company @TheNationalNews

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6 years

Was lovely meeting Priyanka Chopra at #GESF . She spoke very passionately about how education can empower us humans

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Tom Hanks on BO’s space tourism flights: ‘I’m doing good, but I ain’t paying $28mill’… and then “simulates” the experience live on television

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OMG，hahahahahahhahaha…I can't stop laughing. hahahahhaha……

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A new photo of Mars captured by UAE’s #HopeProbe released today. Image taken 13,000km above planet’s surface and shows Olympus Mons, largest volcano in our solar system #ArabstoMars @TheNationalNews

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UAE's Hope probe captured a monochromatic image of Cerberus Fossae on Mars. The spacecraft is now in its final orbit around the planet, with science data available for everyone in October @TheNationalNews

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Footage of the James Webb Space Telescope liftoff #JWST

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Take a look at this beauty... 📷Hope probe/Thomas Thomopoulos

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#Breaking : Airspace over several airports in Spain have been temporarily closed as debris from China's Long March 5B rocket makes an uncontrolled re-entry into Earth

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NEW: Japan’s ispace to share details on what happened during its Hakuto-R Mission 1 lunar landing failure on May 26, 9am, in an online media briefing.

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Saudi women were given the right to drive in 2018 and now they will be launching off into space. Saudi Arabia is speeding towards progress. Today, the Kingdom launched its astronaut programme, with 2 astros (1 woman) scheduled to launch to ISS in 2023.

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South Korea’s Nuri rocket lifts off from Naro Space Centre. It’s the country’s first domestically made launch vehicle

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‘No sleep, stressed, but confident’: Mission team prepare for #HopeProbe 's arrival to Mars tomorrow via @TheNationalNews #ArabsToMars

‘No sleep, stressed, but confident’: Mission team prepare for Hope probe’s Mars arrival

Spacecraft will attempt to enter Mars' capture orbit on Tuesday

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2 years

We’ll see a UAE astronaut in the next NASA/SpaceX crewed flight to ISS (Crew-6)

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World’s tallest building @BurjKhalifa just lit up with faces of engineers who worked on #HopeProbe over the past six years #ArabstoMars @TheNationalNews

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His first haircut in space. Gotta look fresh.

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UPDATE: Japan's ispace is reporting that its Hakuto-R Mission 1 lander has now successfully completed all orbital control maneuvers ahead of its highly-anticipated lunar landing attempt on April 25. The lander is carrying UAE's Rashid rover + many other international payloads.

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Mandatory selfie with the majestic VAB while waiting to go for Crew Walkout #Crew6

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#Breaking : UAE government confirms they are working with Blue Origin to bring space tourism flights to the country

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Blue Origin has its eye on UAE desert for spaceport

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Made it to Cape Canaveral, Florida, to cover the launch of UAE’s lunar rover Rashid for @TheNationalNews

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I need more... space.

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New photo of Crew-6 astronauts, including UAE's Sultan Al Neyadi, during a crew equipment integration test last month at SpaceX headquarters in California. 📷SpaceX

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“Education empowers people” - message from Priyanka Chopra at #GESF @GESForum

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Emirati astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi captures an image of his home country, the UAE, from the International Space Station.

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Passengers arriving into UAE are receiving a special 'Martian' stamp #ArabstoMars #HopeProbe @TheNationalNews

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@wokeandwoofing She's not always home, though. If that's the case, get in a taxi and say you want to go to Diagon Alley. She might be at the Leaky Cauldron. Good luck!

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Here’s a new pic of the Crew-6 astronauts

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Interesting development just now: Saudi Arabia's space agency has signed an agreement with China to send a Saudi scientific mission to the upcoming Chinese space station in 2022. More details:

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Wow. Quite a touching, emotional moment on the ISS just now. Saudi astro Rayyanah Barnawi chokes up + tears of joy during her farewell ceremony while talking about how ‘this is the beginning for Saudi Arabia’.

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Hilarious moment as Priyanka Chopra corrects moderator who called her an “American”. She said: “I am an Indian with an American work visa”. Happening now at #GESF #Dubai

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#Dubai ‘s #flyingtaxi from up close! #GITEX2017 #Gitex #UAE

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So, Dubai’s new Museum of the Future is really a time machine. Shows you what life could be like in year 2071. Went on a tour today, here’s my fav parts. Thread.

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UAE’s Sultan Al Neyadi has got his camera ready for the Ax-2 crew arrival to the ISS! Says UAE and Saudi flags will soon be side by side in space.

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'You'll mostly see European astronauts on the Crew Dragon in future' says French astronaut Thomas Pesquet during his visit to Dubai today via @TheNationalNews

Space station crew rise above geopolitical tensions on ground, says French astronaut

But speaking at Expo 2020 Dubai, former ISS commander Thomas Pesquet said Russian invasion of Ukraine 'makes us wonder about future'

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Dubai right now 🌧️

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Ngl, India made this look so easy - which I know it was absolutely not.

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Russia's ASAT test being condemned by some speakers on stage at #DubaiAirshow 's Space Forum. Airbus' Jean Marc said there needs to be a global space law that ensures countries are responsible when it comes to space debris

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Lunar exploration company ispace announces that it has received a license by Japanese gov't to carry out business activity on the Moon, ahead of its M1 lunar lander launch on Nov 22 from Florida. It is contracted by NASA to collect regolith and sell it to the space agency.

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Nice pic of Saudi astro Ali Al Qarni on the ISS. Think he's excited to be up there.

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More than 1.3 million people are watching ISRO's live stream of Chandrayaan-3's landing attempt - on YouTube alone. #Chandrayaan3 #Chandrayaan3Landing

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Dr Rob Lillis from University of California, Berkeley, has said the discovery was shocking and has left them "scratching their heads" and has taken them back to the drawing board.

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A mosiac of the eastern half of Kuwait created with images taken by the Kuwait-1 CubeSat. It's the first time the country has been captured from space by a Kuwaiti satellite.

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Another stunning image of Mars captured by the Hope probe

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