Japan literary laureate admits using ChatGPT for her novel
TOKYO, JAPAN - The winner of Japan's most prestigious literary award has acknowledged that about "five percent" of her futuristic novel...
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Two-day inaugural RAK Energy Summit to begin on Oct 4
The inaugural RAK Energy Summit, to be held on October 4-5, will feature experts from the energy sector in the...
- The summit will feature experts from the energy sector in the UAE and globally.
- The experts will discuss the challenges the world faces as it moves to cut carbon emissions.
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NASA, SpaceX study boosting Hubble to extend its lifespan
Arguably among the most valuable instruments in scientific history, Hubble continues to make important discoveries, including this year detecting the...
- The renowned observatory has been operating since 1990 about 335 miles (540 kilometers) above Earth, in an orbit that slowly decays over time
- One of the main obstacles would be that the Dragon spacecraft, unlike the Space Shuttles, does not have a robotic arm and would need modifications for such a mission
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Jordan, Germany discuss scientific research, ties in water sector
Jordan's The Royal Scientific Society (RSS) and the Princess Sumaya University for Technology (PSUT) discussed with the German Research Foundation...
- A German Research Foundation (DFG) delegation visits Jordan and discusses scientific and research ties in the water sector.
- The delegation included 22 researchers, professors and representatives from the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD).
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NASA to attempt key planetary defense test
The DART spaceship will be smacked into asteroid moonlet Dimorphos to deflect its orbit, testing our ability to stop cosmic...
- To be sure, neither the asteroid moonlet Dimorphos, nor the big brother it orbits, called Didymos, pose any threat as the pair loop the Sun, passing about 7m miles from Earth.
- But NASA has deemed the experiment important to carry out before an actual need is discovered.
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NASA scraps scheduled Moon launch due to tropical storm
NASA has called off the scheduled Tuesday launch of its uncrewed mission to the Moon due to a tropical storm...
- The US National Hurricane Center (NHC) said Tropical Storm Ian is due to "rapidly intensify" over the weekend as it moves toward Florida.
- A successful Artemis 1 mission would come as a huge relief to NASA, after years of delays and cost overruns.
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Saudi Arabia to launch two astronauts into space aboard Elon Musk’s SpaceX
The sources told Reuters that the deal was signed privately earlier this year with Houston’s Axiom Space.
- The sources told Reuters that the deal was signed privately earlier this year with Houston’s Axiom Space
- Under the deal, two Saudi astronauts will ride SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule to the space station for a roughly weeklong stay
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Elon Musk intends to bring satellite internet to Iran
Musk had initially announced that the Starlink satellite internet service had been made available on every continent "including Antarctica" with...
- Iranian-born science journalist Erfan Kasraie had said on Twitter that bringing the service to Iran could be a "real game changer for the future" of the country
- Launched at the end of 2020, Starlink offers high-speed broadband service to customers in areas poorly served by fixed and mobile terrestrial networks
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Continuous effort required to protect ozone layer, says UNEP
The UNEP noted a global temperature rise of 2.5C was possible if the ozone-depleting chemicals weren't banned, which would have...
- The United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) praised the Protocol’s success, as it ended the danger of ozone layer's depletion, a threat for humanity.
- It said the global cooperation worked, and the gases were eliminated. This healed the ozone layer which would save earth from sun's ultraviolet radiations.
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Webb telescope captures ‘breathtaking’ images of Orion Nebula
An international research team on Monday revealed the first images of the Orion Nebula captured with the James Webb Space...
- Astronomers are interested in the region to better understand what happened during the first million years of our planetary evolution
- Webb is the most powerful space telescope ever built, boasting a primary mirror measuring 6.5 meters (more than 21 feet) that is made up of 18 hexagonal, gold-coated segments
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NASA’s Moon mission pushed back, again
The date would depend on engineering teams successfully carrying out a test to fuel up the Space Launch System rocket,...
- The Artemis 1 space mission hopes to test the SLS as well as the unmanned Orion capsule that sits atop it, in preparation for future Moon-bound journeys with humans aboard
- Once launched, it will take several days for the spacecraft to reach the Moon, flying around 60 miles (100 kilometers) at its closest approach
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NASA and SpaceX postpone launch of ISS crew rotation mission
Dubbed Crew-7, the mission will be commanded by American Jasmin Moghbeli and includes Andreas Mogensen of Denmark, Satoshi Furukawa of...
UAE astronaut Sultan AlNeyadi studies cardiorespiratory impact in space
Dubai, UAE -Â The UAE astronaut Sultan AlNeyadi on Wednesday participated in a cardiovascular study to examine cardiorespiratory impact in...
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India first nation to land spacecraft near Moon’s south pole
The landing of the unmanned Chandrayaan-3, which means "Mooncraft" in Sanskrit, comes days after a Russian probe crashed in the...
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Saudi CST urges public for feedback on ‘space use plan’ for frequency spectrum
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia--The Communications, Space and Technology Commission (CST) has urged the public to provide their views on its space...
- It has given all "interested parties" in the kingdom and outside a time until September 10 next month to provide views and observations
- Early this year, CST announced the formation of a Space Entrepreneurship Alliance to achieve growth and sustainability in the sector
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Iran first Islamic country to have modern observatory, says official Â
TEHRAN, IRAN – Iran is the first Islamic country to possess a very modern observatory, the head of the Institute...
- The head of the Institute for Research in Fundamental Sciences said that Iran lacked the resources to build an observatory.
- He added that an observatory is like a living entity, and continuous work and progress are necessary for proper functioning.
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Two UAE astronauts conduct spacewalk training at NASA’s neutral buoyancy lab
Houston, United States - As part of NASA’s 2021 astronaut candidate class training programme, Emirati astronauts Nora Al Matrooshi and...
- AlMatrooshi and AlMulla’s training in the NBL, the world's largest indoor pool used for simulated spacewalk is a crucial phase on the way to completing their astronaut training
- Spacewalks are a cornerstone of both current and future space exploration missions, making the Emirati astronauts training at the NBL vital to their future role in space missions