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The virtual sessions by Expo 2020 will coincide with World Space Week. AFP

AI firm Group 42 eyes intergalactic opportunities

September 29, 2020
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, announced the Emirates Lunar Mission on Tuesday. All photos courtesy of Sheikh Mohammed's Twitter

UAE to send lunar rover named Rashid to unexplored regions of Moon by 2024

September 29, 2020
MeznSat will study greenhouse gas concentrations over the UAE. Exolaunch 

UAE students receive first signal from MeznSat nanosatellite

September 29, 2020
MeznSat lifted-off on board a Russian Soyuz 2.1b rocket on Monday afternoon

UAE’s mini satellite MeznSat successfully launched into space

September 28, 2020
The Russian Soyuz 2.1b rocket carrying MeznSat has been placed in position for lift-off from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome. Exolaunch

UAE’s third miniature satellite set to be launched from Russia

September 28, 2020
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, (not pictured) reviews the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre's 10-year plan, which includes more space missions. Courtesy: Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Twitter 

UAE set for more space missions over next decade, says Sheikh Mohammed

September 26, 2020
United Arab Emirates astronaut Hazza Al Mansouri, centre, Russian cosmonaut Oleg Skripochka, bottom, and U.S. astronaut Jessica Meir, top, members of the main crew to the International Space Station (ISS), board the Soyuz MS-15 spacecraft for the launch at the Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2019. (Maxim Shipenkov/Pool Photo via AP)

The day the UAE sent its first astronaut to space

September 25, 2020
Maj Hazza Al Mansouri (right) and Dr Sultan Al Neyadi will learn how to do spacewalks at Nasa's facilities in Houston. Courtesy: Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid's Twitter

UAE space mission anniversary: Emirati astronauts set sights on the Moon

September 25, 2020
A timely manoeuvre of the International Space Station prevented a collision with space debris. Nasa 

International Space Station forced to fire thrusters to avoid space junk

September 23, 2020
 Hazza Al Mansouri etched his name in history when he became the first Emirati to travel in space last September. Courtesy: National Geographic    

Supersonic jets and 12-metre deep pools: how Emirati astronauts will prepare for space travel at Nasa

September 22, 2020
Aerospace engineering students work on at Amity University's satellite ground station in Academic City, Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National

Two universities now offer master’s degree in space science in a first for UAE

September 22, 2020
Maj Hazza Al Mansouri (right) and Dr Sultan Al Neyadi will learn how to do spacewalks at Nasa's facilities in Houston. Courtesy: Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid's Twitter

Spacewalks and long-haul missions: Emirati astronauts to be trained by Nasa

September 21, 2020
ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES. 09 SEPTEMBER 2020. Exclusive tour of the new, soon to be opened, satellite assembly facility at NSSTC, UAE University in Al Ain. (Photo: Antonie Robertson/The National) Journalist: Sarwat Nasir. Section: National.

Inside Al Ain’s new hi-tech space satellite facility

September 16, 2020
Exolaunch launches multiple nanosats at once and stores them in these 'ExoPods' to keep them safe. Courtesy: Exolaunch 

Mini satellite developed by UAE students to launch this month

September 14, 2020
Rocket 3.1 by Astra crashed 17 seconds after lift-off. Courtesy: Astra 

'Rockets are hard': Elon Musk offers sympathy after Astra's spacecraft crash lands in Alaska

September 13, 2020
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Why women’s careers have been hurt the most by Covid-19 – Pocketful of Dirhams

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(FILES) In this file photo taken on November 13, 2019, a Lebanese protester stands in front of burning tyres and debris in the area of Jal el-Dib, on the northern outskirts of the Lebanese capital Beirut. Lebanon is now suffering though one of the darkest periods in its chaotic history, and soaring poverty combined with a seemingly inexorable brain drain make for a bleaker future yet. / AFP / JOSEPH EID

Beyond The Headlines: Lebanon's year of turmoil and disasters

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Rain clouds form over Dubai. Reem Mohammed / The National

New Dubai residency rules, 1,431 UAE cases, gold smuggler arrested — Daily Update

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iPhone 12 unveiled, UAE signs Nasa space treaty - Daily Update

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