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Space

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

Several solar flares have erupted from the Sun in recent days. photo: Nasa

Sun unleashes powerful flares as it approaches its most active phase

SpaceJune 21, 2025

SpaceX chief Elon Musk says parts of the International Space Station are 'simply getting too old'. Photo: Nasa

Scrutiny renewed by new air leak on ageing International Space Station

SpaceJune 16, 2025

China's Tianwen-2 probe, on a Long March-3B carrier rocket, lifts off from Xichang Satellite Launch Centre, in the south-western province of Sichuan. EPA / Xinhua

China's asteroid mission aims to uncover Solar System's oldest secrets

SpaceJune 14, 2025

A model of the Resilience lunar lander, built by Japanese company ispace. AFP

Japan's ispace sets sights on two Moon missions in 2027

SpaceJune 09, 2025

A rendering of the Resilience landing vehicle orbiting the Moon. Photo: ispace

Japanese company to make second Moon landing attempt

SpaceJune 05, 2025

The two earliest and most distant galaxies yet confirmed, dating back to only 300 million years after the Big Bang, have been discovered using Nasa's James Webb Space Telescope. Photo: JWST / Nasa

Earliest galaxies ever seen reveal clues to universe’s first moments

SpaceMay 31, 2025

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off in 2022 carrying the Crew Dragon spacecraft on a commercial mission managed by Axiom Space at Kennedy Space Centre in Cape Canaveral, Florida. AFP

Indian astronaut among private crew launching to space on June 8

SpaceMay 23, 2025

Announcements about a new satellite manufacturing plant in Abu Dhabi and plans to build sub-orbital platforms were made at this week's Make it in the Emirates. Antonie Robertson / The National

For a glimpse of the "new space" race, look to the UAE

EditorialMay 23, 2025

A rendering of Firefly's Blue Ghost 2 mission. Photo: Firefly Aerospace

Sheikh Hamdan says UAE aims to land on far side of the Moon

SpaceMay 22, 2025

The UAE's Etihad-SAT takes off on board a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket in California in March. Photo: SpaceX

Earth observation satellite manufacturing centre announced for Abu Dhabi

UAEMay 21, 2025

The High-Altitude Platform Station being developed by Abu Dhabi's Mira Aerospace. Photo: Mira Aerospace

Abu Dhabi company to begin work on platforms for near-space flights

UAEMay 20, 2025

A rendering of Virgin Galactic's Delta vehicle. Photo: Virgin Galactic

Virgin Galactic to launch next-generation space tourism flights in 2026

SpaceMay 16, 2025

A rendering of the 813 satellite, one of the projects the UAE Space Agency is funding. Photo: UAE Space Agency

UAE trains new generation of satellite data experts

SpaceMay 13, 2025

The Gateway lunar space station project, in which the UAE is taking part, may be subject to US budget cuts. Photo: Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre

Nasa offers new opportunities to partners as spending cuts loom

SpaceMay 12, 2025

A rendering of the 813 satellite. Its journey into orbit aboard a Chinese carrier rocket in June will be a high water mark for co-operation between Arab states in space exploration. Photo: UAE Space Agency website

Arab world’s first joint satellite project moves closer to launch

SpaceMay 11, 2025

The SpaceX Starship crafts are powered by Raptor engines, which could soon be matched by Dubai's Leap 71. AFP

Dubai company builds 3D-printed rocket engines as big as Musk's

SpaceMay 06, 2025

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