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UAE IN SPACE

Mohamed Bin Zayed, Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, centre, and Mohammed Bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, right, congratulate the team at Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre that sent the Hope Probe to Mars

UAE Mars mission: History made as Hope probe enters orbit

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China released a grayscale image of Mars taken by its Tianwen-1 spacecraft, which is set to arrive at the planet on February 10. Courtesy: China National Space Administration 

China releases image of Mars ahead of Tianwen-1’s orbit entry

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Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, has shown his support for the UAE's mission to Mars. Courtesy: Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid / Twitter

Arabs to Mars: UAE leaders' Twitter tribute to Hope probe

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UAE Hope probe: countdown on as Mars mission enters most complex phase

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In Depth

Mars Hope 'will begin sending science data in two months'

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Five fascinating facts about the UAE’s Mars Mission

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The journey ahead for Mars Hope probe

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Hope springs anew for Arab science with launch of Mars probe

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Watch: Japan’s 'rocket island' where UAE’s Mars mission will take flight

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UAE Mars Mission: here’s what launch day will look like

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Renowned scientist recalls Sheikh Zayed's enthusiasm for space

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Syria's War: a decade of conflict
A hydroponic farm in Dubai. Food security is one of five priority sectors that Emirates Development Bank seeks to support. Antonie Robertson / The National.

Emirates Development Bank to sign deals with five partner banks

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Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Saif bin Zayed, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs, Ahmad Belhoul Al Falasi, Minister of State for Entrepreneurship and SMEs, with Dr Sultan Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and EDB's chairman, at the launch of EDB Strategy.

How will Emirates Development Bank help the UAE to achieve its Operation 300bn goals?

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Taqa's 1.2-gigawatt Noor Abu Dhabi solar park. The company will generate more than 30 per cent of its power from renewable sources by 2030. Taqa

Abu Dhabi's Taqa to invest Dh40bn and expand its push into renewables as part of 2030 strategy

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UAE firepower by Caracal at Idex 2021 in Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National 

10 things that are made in the UAE, from perfume to plane parts

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The Hajjar Mountains in the Northern Emirates. Jeff Topping / The National

Mars or the UAE? Take our quiz
A replica of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket outside the US Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai. Reem Mohammed / The National

Giant rocket replica to welcome Dubai Expo 2020 visitors into US pavilion
Nasa astronaut Victor Glover pictured in the SpaceX 'tux' on November 15, in Cape Canaveral, Florida, ahead of the first manned Crew Dragon mission to the International Space Station. AP Photo / John Raoux

From Star Wars to Elon Musk's 'space tux' - the style journey of astronaut suits
It has been 20 years since the first crew was sent to the International Space Station. Nasa via AP

20 years on: Five key moments on the International Space Station
Nasa has discovered liquid water on the sunlit side of the Moon's surface for the first time. Courtesy: Nasa

UAE shortlists five landing sites for Moon mission
The UAE's historic mission to Mars has inspired a group of young Emiratis to be innovative and design rocket-shape fountain to celebrate the country’s space accomplishments. Courtesy: Space Fountain

Emiratis design 'rocket fountain' to celebrate space missions
Astronauts have privacy while using the expensively-assembled lavatory. Courtesy: Nasa 

Astronauts take $23 million titanium toilet to International Space Station
Smoke clouds the skies after the ‘Challenger’ space shuttle disaster. Getty

Challenger: remembering the day America’s space dream died
The UAE will send a rover to the Moon on Japan's next space mission in 2022. Borja Suarez / Reuters

UAE aims to land Rashid rover on Moon's surface by 2022

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Nora Al Matrooshi. Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre 

Nora Al Matrooshi 'always stood out’: university professors' praise for first Arab female astronaut

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The UAE's new astronauts, Mohammed Al Mulla and Nora Al Matrooshi. Courtesy: Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre

'Stay humble': UAE astronauts give valuable advice to new recruits

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Nora Al Matrooshi in her space agency training uniform. Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre

UAE’s first female astronaut Nora Al Matrooshi gears up for training

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The UAE's latest astronauts, Mohammed Al Mulla and Nora Al Matrooshi        

UAE's new astronauts tell of pride as they reach for the stars

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(FILES) In this file photo taken on April 12, 1961 Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Alexeyevich Gagarin in the Vostok 1 command capsule. Gagarin became the first man in space. Gagarin orbited earth one time at an altitude of 187 3/4 miles (302 kilometers) for 108 minutes at 18,000 miles an hour. Sixty years ago Monday Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first person in space, securing victory for Moscow in its race with Washington and marking a new chapter in the history of space exploration. / AFP / HO / -

‘Yuri Gagarin lives in our hearts’: 60 years since the first human spaceflight

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Mohammed Al Mulla, left, and Nora Al Matrooshi join Hazza Al Mansouri and Sultan Al Neyadi as UAE astronauts

Who are the UAE's latest astronauts?

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The UAE's latest astronauts, Mohammed Al Mulla and Nora Al Matrooshi        

UAE announces the Arab world’s first woman astronaut

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 Hazza Al Mansouri was the first person from the United Arab Emirates to go into space. National Geographic 

Hazza Al Mansouri looks forward to welcoming UAE's next astronauts

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Hope probe sent back an image of the Cerberus Fossae, an area on the planet known for 'Marsquakes'. Hope Mars Mission

‘Truly scary moment’: Hope probe makes daring manoeuvre into Mars science orbit

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An artist's impression of the Apophis asteroid, which will make an extremely close flyby past Earth in 2029, but poses no threat. Planetary Society 

Apophis asteroid: Earth is safe from huge space rock for at least 100 years

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A new image of the black hole in the M87 galaxy reveals the magnetic fields around it. Event Horizon Telescope 

New image of M87 galaxy's monster black hole reveals its magnetic field

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