"2023: A Year of Space Exploration and Stunning Images"

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In 2023, the moon, asteroids, and new rockets dominated the world's space news. India successfully landed on the moon, becoming the fourth country to do so, while Russia's attempt ended in a crash. SpaceX's Starship, the biggest and most powerful rocket ever built, launched twice but exploded both times. NASA brought back its first samples from an asteroid. Virgin Galactic started taking tourists to space, while Blue Origin and SpaceX also had plans for space tourism. The James Webb Space Telescope captured stunning images of celestial objects, and a "ring of fire" solar eclipse was observed in the Americas.
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- The Best Space Images of 2023 Gizmodo
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