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Sarwat Nasir

Sarwat Nasir

Space Editor
UAE
Sarwat is the space editor at The National and oversees the space coverage at the organisation. She has a keen interest in human spaceflight, private space industry and interplanetary missions. A graduate of Murdoch University, she joined The National in 2020. She previously worked with Khaleej Times and 7Days covering space and education.
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Pakistani pupil Aliya Sarfaraz earned four A*s in her A-levels. Photo: Supplied
UAE star pupils win top grades in first round of A-level results

More than 237,000 pupils around the world received Cambridge International A and AS-level grades on Thursday

UAEAugust 10, 2023
The most distant star yet detected was recently spotted by the James Webb Space Telescope. Photo: Nasa / ESA
Space telescope reveals distant star twice as hot as the Sun

The massive Earendel was visible thanks to a warp in the fabric of space-time

WorldAugust 10, 2023
From left, Anastatia Mayers, Jon Goodwin, 80, and Keisha Schahaff are taking Virgin Galactic's second space tourism flight. Photo: Virgin Galactic
Octogenarian and mother and daughter on Virgin Galactic flight

Three intrepid travellers are ready to soar to the edge of space on Thursday

USAugust 09, 2023
An image of Ingenuity captured by the Perseverance rover on the Martian surface on August 3, 2023. Photo: Nasa
Mars helicopter hops for 24 seconds during 'health test'

Ingenuity is the first rotorcraft to fly on another planet

USAugust 09, 2023
Boeing's Starliner capsule will launch in March. AFP
Boeing delays first crewed ISS launch on Starliner capsule until 2024

A successful manned test flight is mandatory before aerospace company can begin commercial operations

USAugust 08, 2023
SpaceX test fires its Starship booster in Boca Chica, Texas on Sunday. Photo: SpaceX
SpaceX test fires Mars rocket booster for Starship

Elon Musk's company hopes to carry out another orbital test flight of its deep-space craft

USAugust 07, 2023
Sultan Al Neyadi posts a video for Eid Al Adha. Photo: @Astro_Alneyadi / Twitter
When will UAE astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi return home?

A SpaceX Dragon craft will bring the Emirati trailblazer back to Earth in the coming weeks

UAEAugust 07, 2023
The peak of a Perseids meteor shower in Kozjak, Macedonia. Reuters
How to watch the Perseids meteor shower in UAE this week

Up to 100 meteors per hour are expected to shoot across the skies

UAEAugust 07, 2023
India's national space agency Isro launches its third lunar exploration mission, Chandrayaan-3. Epa
India's Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft in lunar orbit for landing attempt

This is the country's second attempt at touching down on the Moon

WorldAugust 06, 2023
UAE astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi inside the International Space Station. Photo: Sultan Al Neyadi
UAE prepares a hero's welcome for astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi

The Emirati trailblazer is scheduled to return home in a few weeks

UAEAugust 04, 2023
Sultan Al Neyadi reacts after speaking to his father Saif Al Neyadi. Chris Whiteoak / The National
Astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi receives surprise call from his father

The UAE history-maker is due to complete his six-month space mission in a few weeks

UAEAugust 03, 2023
The Australian Space Agency says debris found on a beach in Western Australia on July 17 is believed to be remains of an Indian rocket. Photo: Australian Space Agency
Australia beach debris likely to have come from Indian space rocket

Mystery of object that washed ashore on July 17 may have been solved

WorldAugust 02, 2023
Voyager 2 became the second spacecraft, after Voyager 1, to enter interstellar space in 2018. AP
Nasa hears 'heartbeat' from Voyager 2 after losing contact

The craft has been exploring deep space since 1977

USAugust 01, 2023
Nasa tests the rocket motors on its Mars Ascent Vehicle on Monday. Photo: Nasa
Nasa takes big step in developing rocket to launch from Mars

Ascent vehicle expected to bring back surface samples from the Red Planet

USAugust 01, 2023
An Emirati female engineer. Courtesy Emirates Global Aluminium
'Every company' in the UAE will soon employ an Emirati

Extension of Emiratisation drive to benefit graduates and jobseekers, experts say

GovernmentJuly 11, 2023
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