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          Space

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

          A supermoon appears in the skies over Dubai in 2023. More are in store for stargazers next year. Antonie Robertson / The National

          UAE’s cosmic calendar: The best night-sky events in 2025

          SpaceDecember 26, 2024
          Space42's upcoming satellites are being designed to provide secure governmental communications across the Middle East, Africa, Europe and Asia. Photo: Space42

          Space42 secures $5.1bn contract from UAE government

          SpaceDecember 17, 2024
          A stargazer looks through a telescope to get a better view of the Geminids meteor shower during an event hosted by the Dubai Astronomy Group on December 13, 2024. Chris Whiteoak / The National

          Geminids meteor shower lights up UAE skies in spectacular display

          SpaceDecember 14, 2024
          Vast Space's Haven-2 could replace the International Space Station once it retires. Photo: Vast Space

          UAE astronauts could be first crew of new space station project

          SpaceDecember 13, 2024
          Illustrations of the Gateway Lunar Space Station project, in which the UAE is taking part. Photo: Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre

          Leading companies in running to build UAE's airlock on Gateway space station

          SpaceDecember 10, 2024
          Astronaut Buzz Aldrin pictured beside the foot of the Lunar Module during the Apollo 11 mission. Getty Images

          Blast off, log on: The race to connect space with the internet

          SpaceDecember 06, 2024
          White Desert Base Camp Echo in Antarctica. Orbite will offer immersive space travel experiences designed to replicate life on the Moon or Mars. Photo: Orbite

          Luxury space travel company Orbite plans international expansion

          BusinessDecember 06, 2024
          Jared Isaacman was nominated by US president-elect Donald Trump to be the next Nasa administrator. AFP

          Billionaire Jared Isaacman as new Nasa chief to 'boost UAE-US space relations'

          SpaceDecember 05, 2024
          A rendering of the Etlaq Space Launch Complex. Photo: Nascom

          Oman completes historic rocket launch from new spaceport

          SpaceDecember 05, 2024
          Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, with Dr Sultan Al Neyadi, Minister of State for Youth Affairs. Photo: Wam

          UAE astronauts receive First Class Space Medals for historic achievements

          SpaceDecember 02, 2024
          Part of an unclassified video taken by Navy pilots purporting to show interactions with 'unidentified aerial phenomena'. AFP

          Earth’s plan for extraterrestrial visitors: The protocol being prepared for our first contact with aliens

          SpaceNovember 29, 2024
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          Charles Elachi's stellar career from Bekaa to the great beyond

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          When galaxies collide: Stunning insights into 3.2 million kph crash

          SpaceNovember 22, 2024
          The star WOH G64 was taken by the Gravity instrument on the European Southern Observatory telescope. Photo: ESO/K. Ohnaka et al

          Astronomers take first close-up photo of a star outside our galaxy

          ScienceNovember 21, 2024
          Space Perspective has opened ticket sales costing $125,000 each for space balloon flights to the stratosphere. Photo: Space Perspective

          US space tourism company to pick Gulf launch site for commercial flights

          AviationNovember 21, 2024
          Elon Musk speaks with president-elect Donald Trump at the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket in Brownsville, Texas. Getty Images / AFP

          Trump and Musk meet in Texas for SpaceX launch

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