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2023 saw thrilling space missions and new cosmic mysteries

The past year gave us thrilling missions to Jupiter and the moon, stunning images that captured the universe like it’s never been seen before, and a few tanatalising cosmic mysteries

By Leah Crane

5 December 2023

SpaceX’s Starship rocket made its first launch attempt in April 2023, but blew up

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The following is an extract from our monthly Launchpad newsletter, in which resident space expert Leah Crane journeys through the solar system and beyond. You can sign up for Launchpad for free here.

As the end of the year looms, I wanted to take a look back at the most important, fun and fascinating space stories from 2023. There were amazing images that blew me away, audacious space missions and even a few new mysteries about…

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