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The moon glows red near government buildings in New Delhi. AFP
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Nasa has discovered water on the sunlit side of the Moon's surface for the first time. Photo: Nasa
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The Moon during the closest visible conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn in 400 years, taken in Tejeda, on the island of Gran Canaria, Spain in December2020. Reuters
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The far side of the Moon remains largely unexplored, but Nasa is turning its focus back to the lunar surface. Photo: Nasa
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A lunar eclipse appears above Wade, North Carolina, through the lenses of an amateur astronomer's 8-inch telescope. AP
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SpaceX’s two-person lunar venture would fly 300,000 to 400,000 miles from Earth past the Moon before Earth’s gravity pulls the spacecraft back into the atmosphere for a parachute landing. EPA
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A full Moon. Reuters
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The moon glows red near government buildings in New Delhi. AFP
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Nasa has discovered water on the sunlit side of the Moon's surface for the first time. Photo: Nasa
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The Moon during the closest visible conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn in 400 years, taken in Tejeda, on the island of Gran Canaria, Spain in December2020. Reuters
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The far side of the Moon remains largely unexplored, but Nasa is turning its focus back to the lunar surface. Photo: Nasa
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A lunar eclipse appears above Wade, North Carolina, through the lenses of an amateur astronomer's 8-inch telescope. AP
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SpaceX’s two-person lunar venture would fly 300,000 to 400,000 miles from Earth past the Moon before Earth’s gravity pulls the spacecraft back into the atmosphere for a parachute landing. EPA
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A full Moon. Reuters
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The moon glows red near government buildings in New Delhi. AFP
Saudi space strategy takes shape with signing of Artemis Accords
Kingdom becomes fourth Middle Eastern nation to join international agreement outlining responsible and peaceful space exploration
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Sarwat Nasir
18 July, 2022
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