Four space station crew members leave for Earth
WASHINGTON, US – Four astronauts left the International Space Station on Monday and were bound for Earth following a more than...
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Japan’s Moon craft SLIM revives after lunar night
TOKYO, JAPAN – Japan's Moon lander has produced another surprise by waking up after the two-week lunar night, the country's space...
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Sharjah okays Genetic Coding Program to classify emirate’s biodiversity
Sharjah, UAE - The Sharjah Executive Council (SEC) approved Tuesday the "Genetic Coding Programme" project to classify biodiversity in Sharjah,...
- The project aims to create a unified database of genetic coding for the types of living organisms, harness labs to determine the identity of living organisms at the DNA level.
- Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Crown Prince, Deputy Ruler of Sharjah and Chairman of the SEC approved the program.
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MoHAP inks deal with Coursera to upgrade skills of employees
The agreement also provides for the creation of a cohesive relationship between the ministry's strategic priorities and training needs, as...
- Under the agreement, MoHAP’s teams will gain the requisite skills to expedite innovation and digital transformation within the Ministry.
- The agreement sets a training plan that prioritizes the development of employees' capabilities in leadership, technical and behavioral skills.
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UAE’s Sultan AlNeyadi achieves groundbreaking milestone as first Arab to perform spacewalk
The mission objectives included crucial tasks such as routing power cables and retrieving a Radio Frequency Group unit, contributing to...
- The mission objectives included crucial tasks such as routing power cables and retrieving a Radio Frequency Group unit, contributing to the station's operational capabilities
- Prior to Sultan AlNeyadi's spacewalk during Expedition 69, thorough safety checks were conducted to address challenges such as radiation, extreme temperatures, and space debris
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Rashid 2: UAE plans new lunar mission
Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum visited the MBRSC and met the team behind the UAE’s first attempt...
- Japanese spacecraft carrying UAE's Rashid Rover made unsuccessful landing on Tuesday
- Communication was lost with Hakuto-R moments before it was due to touch down at around 16:40 GMT
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UAE stays hopeful even as Rashid Rover, other payloads miss chance to explore moon
Despite the unsuccessful lunar landing of HAKUTO-R Mission 1, the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) remains optimistic about future...
- Despite the unsuccessful lunar landing of HAKUTO-R Mission 1, the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre remains optimistic about future space endeavors
- The UAE's space center praises mission partner ispace for their efforts and expresses gratitude to the French space agency, CNES, for their contributions
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Tokyo firm loses contact with lander carrying UAE’s moon explorer
The UAE-made Rashid Rover aboard the Hakuto Mission 1 Lunar lander was nearing its destination on the Moon when the...
- The lander was travelling at around 16 mph (25 kph) at the time of the communication blackout.
- The mission control team is still trying to locate and confirm the status of the lander.
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UAE Spacecraft captures close-up images of Mars’ little moon
The findings were presented Monday at the European Geosciences Union's general assembly in Vienna. They challenge the leading theory that...
- The spacecraft flew within 100 kilometers (62 miles) of Deimos in March, capturing close-up shots of its odd-shaped, cratered surface
- These images offer scientists a more detailed understanding of Deimos, which is just 15 kilometers by 12 kilometers by 12 kilometers in size
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Scientists develop mobile printer for mRNA vaccine patches
While many hurdles remain and the 3D printer is likely years away from becoming available, experts hailed the "exciting" finding....
- These "microneedle patches" offer a range of advantages over traditional jabs in the arm, including that they can be self-administered.
- Mice which were given a vaccine patch produced a similar level of antibody response to others immunized via a traditional injection,.
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SpaceX rocket leaves trail of debris, craters at Texas base
During takeoff, SpaceX video showed a hail of debris being blasted as far as the Gulf of Mexico, over 1,400...
- After Thursday's test, Musk said that SpaceX had begun building "a massive water-cooled steel plate to go under the launch mount"
- The US agency, which is leading an investigation into the explosion, has confirmed that no injuries resulted from Thursday's test
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Air pollution causes more than 1,200 deaths a year: EU agency
The EU environmental agency said that air pollution is responsible for causing more than 1,200 premature deaths a year in...
- The overall death tolls for the continent could be higher as the report did not cover the major industrial nations of Russia, Ukraine and the United Kingdom
- According to figures released on Monday, ninety-seven percent of the urban population were in 2021 exposed to air that did not meet WHO recommendations
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"Such an incredibly successful day," a SpaceX announcer said. "Even though we did have a… rapid unscheduled disassembly of both...
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Bayanat, Yahsat, ICEYE increase Middle East satellite fleet to 7
Abu Dhabi, UAE – Bayanat, a leading provider of AI-powered geospatial solutions, and Al Yah Satellite Communications Company (Yahsat), the...
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Dubai is actively implementing climate adaptation strategies and technologies in transportation and infrastructure to mitigate climate change effects and enhance...
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European Euclid space telescope unveils first images
Darmstadt, Germany - The first images from Europe's Euclid space telescope were released on Tuesday, showing a nebula resembling a horse's...
- Euclid blasted off in July on the world's first-ever mission aiming to investigate the enduring cosmic mysteries of dark matter and dark energy.
- The first five images were unveiled during a press conference at the European Space Operations Centre in Darmstadt, Germany.
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Robot maker dreams of turning sci-fi into reality
Ryo Yoshida's monster-sized drivable robot is hard to park and the $3-million price tag will crush most wallets.
- An imposing 14.7 feet high and weighing 7,716 pounds, "Archax" can be moved and operated by a pilot who clambers up to the high-tech cockpit.
- When manoeuvered in the vehicle mode, "Archax" is capable of moving at 10 kilometers (six miles) per hour, according to the company.
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Error-prone AI chatbot dog leads Japan’s elderly astray
Tokyo, Japan - A cartoon canine AI chatbot designed to cheer up and inform lonely older residents of western Japan is...
- Powered by generative artificial intelligence, "Dai-chan" was this year launched by Osaka authorities who called it the first of its kind in Japan
- But the chatbot, which features a Shiba Inu cartoon dog and answers in the Osaka dialect, has shown itself far from faithful to the truth