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The latest space and Nasa news, including updates on the Lunar Mission, planets and astronomy

China is planning to build a research station on the lunar surface, which is expected to be completed in the next decade. AFP

UAE's Orbital Space joins China’s ambitious Moon base programme

SpaceSeptember 08, 2024, 8:43 AM

A rendering of the predicted merger between the Milky Way and the Andromeda galaxy. Nasa

Planets could be thrown out of solar system after nearby galaxy collides with Milky Way

SpaceSeptember 06, 2024, 6:00 PM

A SpaceX rocket carried the first SAR satellite developed by YahSat and Bayanat as part of their planned constellation. Photo: Wam

Disaster relief from space: How UAE's first radar imaging satellites could help in crises

SpaceSeptember 06, 2024, 3:00 AM

An artist's impression of a gamma-ray burst from a collapsing star. Image: Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron research centre

UAE astronomers capture cosmic explosion from massive star

SpaceAugust 27, 2024, 2:30 PM

The Polaris Dawn crew, from left, Anna Menon, Scott Poteet, Jared Isaacman and Sarah Gillis. Reuters

Who are Polaris Dawn adventurers set for first civilian spacewalk?

SpaceAugust 27, 2024, 3:00 AM

The Boeing Starliner will undock from the ISS without a crew and attempt to return to Earth as it would have with astronauts aboard. Nasa

Boeing Starliner astronauts will return next year on SpaceX craft

SpaceAugust 24, 2024, 6:27 PM

A deforested area near El Capricho in Colombia. Bloomberg

UK nature-tech firm secures Dh25.7m in Dubai-led funding for global forest mapping

SpaceAugust 24, 2024, 3:00 AM

The '2022 UY56' asteroid follows an elliptical orbit and is not harmful to the Earth, Abu Dhabi astronomers confirmed. WAM

Abu Dhabi astronomer discovers asteroid six times bigger than Burj Khalifa

UAEAugust 20, 2024, 2:36 PM

The blue or sturgeon supermoon appears above Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi. Chris Whiteoak / The National

Blue supermoon to be visible from the UAE for two more nights

UAEAugust 20, 2024, 9:31 AM

A previous rocket engine test at SaxaVord in May. RFA

Engine catches fire at Europe's first vertical launch spaceport

UKAugust 19, 2024, 10:49 PM

An aircraft passes across a supermoon viewed in Georgia in the US in 2018. A blue supermoon will be visible in the UAE on August 19. Photo: USA Today Sports

Blue supermoon to light up UAE skies this week

SpaceAugust 19, 2024, 4:09 AM

The Perseverance rover arrived on Mars in 2021. EPA

Nasa's Mars rover set for arduous trek up crater rim

SpaceAugust 18, 2024, 11:04 AM

A rendering of a black hole devouring material from a star trapped in its orbit. Photo: Chandra X-Ray Observatory

Star destruction event sheds light on supermassive black hole

SpaceAugust 17, 2024, 12:25 PM

A SpaceX rocket carried the first SAR satellite developed by Yahsat and Bayanat into orbit on August 16. Photo: Wam

Bayanat and Yahsat launch UAE's first radar imaging satellite

SpaceAugust 17, 2024, 11:08 AM

UAE astronauts Mohammed Al Mulla and Nora Al Matrooshi studied techniques such as cell culture, thawing and freezing. Chris Whiteoak / The National

UAE astronauts complete cell culture training for space research

SpaceAugust 15, 2024, 1:05 PM

The Milky Way as spotted at Al Quaa in the Abu Dhabi desert. Photo: Winn W Gomez

Star struck: Secluded Abu Dhabi spot offering views of Milky Way

TravelAugust 15, 2024, 10:27 AM