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For the first time, National Aeronautics and Space Space Administration`s (NASA) Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) has confirmed water on the sunlit surface of the moon.

SOFIA has detected water molecules (H20) in Clavius Crater, one of the largest craters visible from earth, located in the Moon`s southern hemisphere. The results are published in the latest issue of Nature Astronomy.

This discovery indicates that water may be distributed across the surface, and not limited to cold, shadowed places.

Headquarters of NASA located in Washington.

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In 2023, the Italian government announced to ban the English language and impose heavy fines on individuals and organization who use it. 

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In January 2023, Mexico brought into force one of the world's strictest anti-tobacco laws by enacting a total ban on smoking in public places.

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• Cambridge Dictionary

• Word of Year 2020:  Quarantine

• Word of Year 2021:  Perseverance

• Word of Year 2022: Homer
• Word of Year 2023: Hallucinate 

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Beijing is the capital of China.

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Beijing is the capital of China.

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In January 2023, Estonia expelled Russian ambassador over Russia-Ukraine war. 

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Microsoft and Met Office (UK) have joined hands to build the world’s most powerful supercomputer to forecast weather and climate change.

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Spain is a European country and Madrid is the capital of Spain.

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The NASA astronauts Josh Cassada and Frank Rubio have successfully installed Roll-Out Solar Array (iROSA) on the starboard truss structure of the International space station.

 

NASA is the space agency of USA.