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Sunspots appear as dark areas on the surface of the Sun. Courtesy: Nasa 

Largest solar flare in years narrowly misses Earth – but risk is not over

November 30, 2020
The launch of UAE military satellite Falcon Eye 2 was called off nearly four minutes before lift-off. Screenshot 

Latest UAE satellite to launch on Tuesday after lightning delays first attempt

November 30, 2020
Hind Bin Jarsh AlFalasi, the designer of UAE’s moon mission logo, at her office in Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre. Reem Mohammed / The National

UAE lunar mission: meet the Emirati woman whose logo design will reach the Moon

November 29, 2020
Abu Dhabi, UAE. May 8, 2018. The National Future Forum. H.E. Sarah Al Amiri, UAE Minister of State for Advanced Sciences. Victor Besa / The National

Emirati minister Sarah Al Amiri named in BBC's top 100 women of 2020

November 24, 2020
The Emirates Lunar Mission logo as revealed by Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, Crown Prince of Dubai. The logo features the signature of Sheikh Rashid, the late ruler of Dubai. Courtesy: Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Twitter

Sheikh Hamdan reveals logo for Emirates Lunar Mission

November 23, 2020
An artist's impression of the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite. Courtesy: Nasa

‘Dog kennel’ satellite launched into space to measure rising sea levels

November 22, 2020
Vaishika Satheshwaran has channelled her love of space in her first published book. Courtesy: The Pearl Academy    

Success written in the stars as Abu Dhabi schoolgirl pens book on space

November 18, 2020
A replica of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket outside the US Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai. Reem Mohammed / The National

Expo 2020 Dubai: Giant SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket replica to welcome visitors into US pavilion

November 18, 2020
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

November 18, 2020
Sixty-one would-be space travellers are vying to join the UAE's astronaut corps, led by Hazza Al Mansoori and Sultan Al Neyadi. Courtesy Dubai Media Office

Twenty Emirati women in the running to become UAE’s next astronaut

November 15, 2020
KhalifaSat is launched from Tanegashima Island in Japan in October 2018. Nozomi Endo / Kyodo News via AP

MBZ-Sat: new satellite will boost UAE’s knowledge-based economy

November 15, 2020
An artist's impression of an exoplanet's atmosphere evaporating into space. Courtesy: Nasa 

Can we live on distant planets? NYU Abu Dhabi study determines habitability

November 11, 2020
An interplanetary dust cloud. Courtesy: European Space Agency 

Scientific mission begins: UAE’s Hope probe will study space dust on the way to Mars

November 9, 2020
TOPSHOT - In this handout photograph taken and released on July 20, 2020 by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries an H-2A rocket carrying the Hope Probe known as "Al-Amal" in Arabic, developed by the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to explore Mars, blasts off from Tanegashima Space Centre in southwestern Japan. The first Arab space mission to Mars blasted off on July 20 aboard a rocket from Japan, with the probe dubbed "Hope" successfully separating about an hour after liftoff. - --- RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / (MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES)" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS --- / AFP / Mitsubishi Heavy Industries / Handout / --- RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / (MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES)" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS ---

Sheikh Mohammed reveals date UAE's Hope probe will reach Mars

November 8, 2020
It has been 20 years since the first crew was sent to the International Space Station. Nasa via AP

From tourist attraction to retirement: What does the future hold for the International Space Station?

November 7, 2020
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