SpaceX poised for third launch test of Starship megarocket
Two previous attempts have ended in spectacular explosions, though that's not necessarily a bad thing: the company has adopted a...
UAE astronauts AlMatrooshi and AlMulla graduate in space program at NASA
Dubai, UAE - The Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) on Tuesday announced the graduation of Emirati astronauts Nora AlMatrooshi...
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Euclid to probe universe’s big mysteries: dark matter, dark energy
In a few months the space telescope will blast off on history's first mission to search for two of the...
- Aiming to shed light on these dark secrets, the mission will chart a 3D map of the universe encompassing two billion galaxies across more than a third of the sky.
- The third dimension of this map will be time -- because Euclid's gaze will stretch out to 10 billion light years away, it will offer new insight into how the universe evolved.
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Barakah’s Unit 3 enhances UAE’s bid to cut emissions
"We utilise all forms of clean energy to cut carbon emissions and mitigate the worst impacts of climate change. The...
- The start of commercial operations for Unit 3 of the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant marks another accomplishment in generating abundant clean electricity to the national grid
- The plant will also prevent millions of tons of carbon emissions annually, said Mariam bint Mohammed Almheiri, the UAE’s Minister of Climate Change and Environment
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Rayyana Barnawi first ever Saudi woman to join space mission
Rayyana Barnawi will join fellow Saudi male astronaut Ali Al-Qarni on a mission to the International Space Station (ISS) "during...
- The astronauts "will join the crew of the AX-2 space mission" and the space flight will "launch from the USA".
- In 1985, Saudi royal Prince Sultan bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, an airforce pilot, took part in a US-organized space mission, becoming the first Arab Muslim to travel into space.
SpaceX test-fires engines of massive Starship rocket booster
Giant sheets of orange flames erupted from the base of the rocket and clouds of smoke billowed into the air...
- The test of the 33 Raptor engines on the first-stage booster of SpaceX's Starship took place at the private space company's base in Texas
- SpaceX founder Elon Musk said one engine was turned off just before the test began and one stopped itself
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Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi issues marine water quality policy
ABU DHABI, UAE - The Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi (EAD) has issued a policy on sustaining marine water quality...
- The policy is part of EAD's efforts to maintain and sustain Abu Dhabi's marine waters and limit practices that can cause marine pollution.
- The policy aims to develop relevant legislative and regulatory frameworks and halt discharges that may have adverse impacts on the marine environment
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DEWA cleans beach, plants mangrove as part of 26th National Environment Day
DUBAI, UAE - Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) participated in a campaign to clean the beach and plant mangroves...
- DEWA organized virtual environmental lectures in Arabic and English, in cooperation with Dubai Municipality.
- More than 250 DEWA employees and their families participated in the event.
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Endangered monarch butterflies face perilous storm
The monarch was added last year to the International Union for Conservation of Nature's Red List of threatened species.
- Volunteers counted more than 330,000 "western monarch" butterflies at the end of November, according to the Xerces Society conservation group.
- That number came as a relief compared to the 2,000 butterflies counted at the end of 2020, and an encouraging step up from the 250,000 or so butterflies tallied in 2021.
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DEWA begins receiving research papers for MENA Solar Conference
Dubai, UAE--Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has started receiving requests from researchers and scientists to submit their research papers...
- Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD and CEO of DEWA, said that the conference is the first scientific and technical conference of its kind in the region
- He said the conference will be held in conjunction with the Water, Energy, Technology, and Environment Exhibition (WETEX) and the Dubai Solar Show (DSS) 2023
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Europe looks to geothermal energy as gas alternative
MUNICH, GERMANY - The heating plant in Munich's southern Sendling neighborhood has been run for more than a century on gas,...
- Munich is pouring in US$1.1 billion through 2035 to develop the geothermal energy and make the city's heating carbon neutral.
- Reliable and sustainable geothermal energy seems like the perfect alternative to gas.
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UAE creates a sustainable ecosystem to further enhance understanding of space, says astronaut
He was speaking at an event hosted by Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre, where the details of the second crewed...
- The Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre has revealed details of the second crewed mission of the UAE Astronaut Programme to the International Space Station
- Sultan AlNeyadi is the prime astronaut while Hazzaa AlMansoori is a backup crew of the mission scheduled for launch on February 26
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The trio, whose names were leaked in the Swedish press ahead of the announcement, succeeded in producing these tiny components,...
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Politicians fail to understand scientific facts of climate, says expert
PARIS, FRANCE - Wavering ambition by governments and a growing belief that science is politically subjective are great causes for concern...
- Several extreme weather events have occurred in 2023, which the European Union's climate monitor says is likely to be the hottest in human history.
- These underscores the urgency of slashing planet-heating greenhouse gas emissions to avert the catastrophic impacts of greater global warming.
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Antarctic sea ice hits lowest winter maximum on record, says data
WASHINGTON, US - The sea ice around Antarctica likely had a record low surface area when it was at its maximum...
- The ice pack typically reaches its largest size during the colder winter months, so the September 10 reading will likely remain this year's maximum.
- At its high-point this year, the sea ice was 1.03 million square kilometers smaller than the previous record.
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NASA capsule brings to Earth first major asteroid sample
Dugway, United States-- A seven-year space voyage came to its climactic end Sunday when a NASA capsule landed in the desert...
- The sample, according to scientists, will provide a better understanding of the formation of our solar system and how Earth became habitable
- NASA scientist Amy Simon said the sample return is "really historic" and it is the biggest sample NASA has brought back since the Apollo moon rocks