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          Space

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

          The satellite lifted off on Friday on board a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Dubai Media Office

          Satellite hosting UAE technology launched into space

          UAENovember 29, 2025
          Stan Rudenko is chief executive of Aspire Space, a company in Abu Dhabi that aims to build rockets entirely in the UAE. Victor Besa / The National

          Abu Dhabi businessman raised in Soviet space town on mission to launch rockets in UAE

          SpaceNovember 16, 2025
          Nora Al Matrooshi speaks at the Global Women's Forum held at Madinat Jumeirah in Dubai last year. Pawan Singh / The National

          The Desert Beyond: Emirati-made film to chart UAE's historic space journey

          UAENovember 12, 2025
          Orbitworks launched a satellite manufacturing facility on November 11, 2025. Photo: Orbitworks

          Abu Dhabi reaches for stars with factory that can build 50 satellites a year

          SpaceNovember 11, 2025
          People try the astronaut-training simulator at the relaunch of the Space and Rocketry Academy in Dubai. Ruel Pableo / The National

          Lift-off for Dubai space academy helping star pupils set sights on Mars

          UAENovember 11, 2025
          Engineers with the Rashid 2 rover at a clean room inside the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre. Photo: Dubai Media Office

          Momentum building for UAE attempt to land on far side of the Moon

          SpaceNovember 04, 2025
          A SpaceX rocket carries Space42's SAR satellites into orbit. Photo: Space42

          UAE launches satellites that can 'see through clouds' to boost disaster response

          SpaceNovember 03, 2025
          Qasr Al Watan in Abu Dhabi captured by MBZ-SAT, a high-resolution satellite built by the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre. Photo: MBRSC

          UAE space platform to bring satellites within reach of students and start-ups

          SpaceOctober 30, 2025
          A supermoon appears in the skies over Dubai in 2023. Antonie Robertson/The National

          The year's largest supermoon to be visible in UAE on Wednesday

          SpaceOctober 28, 2025
          Japan's new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is known as the 'Iron Lady'. AP

          Japan's new prime minister to bolster 'cultural bridge' with UAE

          UAEOctober 26, 2025
          Stargazers view the Perseid meteor shower from a camp near the Mleiha Archaeological Centre in Sharjah in August 2024. Pawan Singh / The National

          Orionids meteor shower to light up UAE skies on Tuesday night

          SpaceOctober 21, 2025
          Thuraya, the satellite-based mobile phone company in Abu Dhabi, sent Thuraya-1 into orbit, carried by a rocket fired from a Pacific Ocean platform on October 21, 2000. Photo: Thuraya Telecoms

          Thuraya-1: UAE marks 25 years since launch of its first satellite

          SpaceOctober 21, 2025
          An artist's impression of the debris field in low-Earth orbit. According to Nasa, some pieces move up to seven or eight kilometres a second. AFP

          Could space junk keep us trapped on Earth?

          CommentOctober 17, 2025
          Abu Dhabi space technology company Space42's stand at Gitex Global 2025 in Dubai. Antonie Robertson / The National

          UAE lining up new satellite internet system after Red Sea cable disruption

          SpaceOctober 14, 2025
          Space intelligence company Vantor calls its AI-powered spatial intelligence platform 'a living globe'. Photo: Wikicommons

          How artificial intelligence can help countries cut through the fog of war

          UAEOctober 10, 2025
          This image of Dubai's Expo City was captured by MBZ-Sat. Photo: Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre

          Expo City seen from space: MBZ-Sat and Etihad-Sat send first images to Earth

          UAEOctober 07, 2025
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