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          Astronauts living on board the space station have often reported rashes, unusual allergies and immune failures, which researchers believe could be linked to the lack of natural microbes. Photo: Nasa

          Space station is ‘too clean’ for astronauts' health

          NewsFebruary 27, 2025
          Rendering of MBR Explorer. Wam

          UAE's asteroid-exploring mission on track for 2028 launch

          SpaceFebruary 27, 2025
          The Etihad-Sat is to launch next month, it was announced on Wednesday. Photo: Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed / X

          UAE to launch satellite next month under South Korea partnership

          UAEFebruary 26, 2025
          Scientists say Mars's dusty red surface may have been formed by water reacting with iron. Photo: NASA

          Is Martian water the secret to the Red Planet’s colour?

          EuropeFebruary 25, 2025
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          Elon Musk has suggested deorbiting the International Space Station in two years. Nasa

          Musk's call to retire ISS could shift the balance of power in space

          SpaceFebruary 22, 2025
          An illustration of Nasa's Double Asteroid Redirection Test, or Dart, spacecraft, a device aimed at preventing a hazardous space object from hitting Earth. EPA

          Asteroid alert should drive more space research

          EditorialFebruary 21, 2025
          A rendering of the Etlaq Space Launch Complex. Photo: Nascom

          Oman set to launch five rockets from new spaceport in 2025 with fan zone to open to public

          SpaceFebruary 20, 2025
          A SpaceX rocket carries the first synthetic aperture radar satellite developed by YahSat and Bayanat as part of their constellation. Photo: Wam

          Abu Dhabi set to become centre for Earth observation satellite manufacturing

          UAEFebruary 18, 2025
          Scientists monitoring the trajectory of an asteroid which has a one in 43 chance of hitting the Earth in 2032 are struggling for information as the rock will next be evaluated in 2028. Reuters

          ‘Odds continue to rise’: Nasa updates chance of new asteroid hitting Earth

          SpaceFebruary 18, 2025
          Reflect Orbital aims to sell sunlight at night to enable continuous solar power production. Image: Reflect Orbital

          Catching rays from space: The company holding up a mirror to the Earth

          ClimateFebruary 14, 2025
          The International Space Station is expected to be retired by 2030 and the race is on to replace it. Photo: Nasa

          US ‘will not surrender’ in space race with China, industry leader says

          SpaceFebruary 13, 2025
          Hessa Al Matroushi, Science Deputy Project Manager in the Emirates Mars Mission, marking two years since the Hope entered Mars' orbit, in 2023. Chris Whiteoak / The National

          Hope probe shows Arab-led science can help solve Mars mysteries

          CommentFebruary 12, 2025
          The UAE's Dr Sultan Al Neyadi during his historic spacewalk on April 28, 2023. Now the country is setting it sights on landing an astronaut on the Moon. Photo: Sultan Al Neyadi / X

          UAE aims to land Emirati astronaut on the Moon in the next 10 years

          SpaceFebruary 12, 2025
          Nasa astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are due to blast back to Earth in March. Photo: EPA

          Nasa astronauts stuck in space for eight months set to return in March

          SpaceFebruary 12, 2025
          A composite image of Mars and its tiny moon Deimos captured by the UAE's Hope probe. It is the first time that the far-side of the moon has been observed in such great detail. Photo: Emirates Mars Mission

          Four years of Hope: UAE probe continues to unravel mysteries of Mars

          SpaceFebruary 09, 2025
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