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Oracle shares up 35%

Huge AI contracts lead to the surge.

ADCB to raise $1.66bn

The rights issue aimed at boosting growth.

EGA H1 revenue $4.11bn

Net profit before GAC $445 million.

Borouge to pay $660m H1 dividend

Its net profit for H1 was $474 million.

TAQA secures $2.31bn loan

It will be utilized in a phased manner.

SpaceX blasts off to ISS with US, Russia astronauts on board

Just minutes after the launch, as the rocket soared over the Atlantic, it was moving at a speed of 6,000...
  • SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off at 10:53 pm (0353 GMT Monday) from the Kennedy Space Center, lighting up the night sky with a long, bright plume of orange flame
  • Endeavour, the capsule that carried the three men and one woman into orbit, has already been launched four times by Elon Musk's SpaceX

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...
  • The unmanned Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) touched down last month at a wonky angle that left its solar panels facing the wrong way.
  • As the sun's angle shifted, it came back to life for two days and carried out scientific observations, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) said.

US lunar landing a ‘historic achievement’, says Biden

Washington, US - President Joe Biden on Saturday hailed the landing of a US spacecraft on the Moon as a historic...
  • Odysseus, which is the size of a large golf cart, is likely lying sideways on the Moon's surface as ground controllers work to download data.
  • Biden called the landing "a thrilling step forward in a new era of space exploration" enabled by cooperation between the private and public sectors.

American spaceship lands on moon, images expected soon

The first American spaceship on the Moon since Apollo is "alive and well" following a drama-packed touchdown, the firm that...
  • The Houston-based company's stock price soared by 40 percent in early trading before paring back to 24 percent.
  • Intuitive Machines said Odysseus, which is the size of a large golf cart, is upright.

Musk says patient moves cursor with brain implant

The Neuralink startup, cofounded by Musk in 2016, aims to build direct communication channels between the brain and computers. The...
  • Last month, Musk's neurotechnology company installed a brain implant in its first human patient and on Monday Musk reported the experiment had been a success
  • Neuralink's technology works through a device about the size of five stacked coins that is placed inside the human brain through invasive surgery

What to know about the NASA-funded commercial Moon fleet

Washington, United States - The year 2024 promises to be a busy one for American Moon landings, all under a new...
  • Fourteen companies have been pre-selected to be in the running for contracts, with eight firm missions so far planned
  • Many of the companies involved are considered fledging, rather than legacy aerospace giants, reflecting the initiative's experimental nature

US private firm targets moon landing

Intuitive Machines, the Houston company, hopes to become the first non-government entity to achieve a soft touchdown on the Moon.
  • The hexagonal-shaped Nova-C lander named "Odysseus" had been set to blast off on top of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida
  • But NASA said the launch was postponed due to "off-nominal methane temperatures prior to stepping into methane load," according to a post on social media platform X

World’s biggest flying lab comes to Asia on air pollution mission

Clark, Philippines - NASA has kicked off a series of marathon flights in Asia with the world's biggest flying laboratory, in...
  • Starting this week in the Philippines, the US agency's DC-8 is flying for up to eight hours at a time, sometimes just 50 feet from the ground, to swoop up air particles for study.
  • Millions of deaths each year are linked to air pollution, and improving the ability to identify its sources and behavior can lead to more accurate warning systems for the public.

Japanese lander disabled again but could restart after two weeks

Tokyo, Japan - After a brief awakening, Japan's Moon lander is out of action again but will resume its mission if...
  • The unmanned Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) touched down last month at a wonky angle that left its solar panels facing the wrong way.
  • As the sun's angle shifted, it came back to life for two days this week and carried out scientific observations of a crater with its high-spec camera.

KACST, ACWA Power sign pact

The aim is to develop technologies for clean energy.
  • The center will conduct studies, scientific research, and work to attain technical development in clean energy and water sector.
  • It will also work in developing solar energy technologies, energy storage technologies to support future energy networks.

NASA Features AlUla sky in ‘Astronomy Picture of the Day’

AlUla, Saudi Arabia -  AlUla Governorate achieved a new international milestone, showcasing the clarity of its skies, after a sky...

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Humanoid robots stride into the future with world’s first half-marathon

At the crack of the starter's gun, and as a Chinese pop song "I Believe" blared out from loudspeakers on...

Research on multiple sclerosis wins ‘Oscars of science’

Stephen Hauser and Alberto Ascherio were recognized for their decades researching the debilitating neurodegenerative disease, which affects nearly three million...

‘I don’t have a voice in my head’: Life with no inner monologue

Paris, France - Mel May only realised she was different while reading a news article one day. "Wait, what? Some...

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First orbital rocket launched from Europe crashes seconds after blast-off

Oslo, Norway -- The first orbital rocket launched from continental Europe crashed seconds after blast-off Sunday, in a closely watched...
  • Isar Aerospace, which had said it did not expect to reach orbit with the launch, said the two-stage rocket fell into the sea, adding that "the launch pad seems to be intact".
  • The 28-metre (92-foot) tall, two-meter diameter rocket has a one-ton carrying capacity, but was unloaded for the test flight.

‘Dark universe detective’ telescope releases first data

Paris, France - Europe's Euclid space telescope, which is on a mission to shed light on the mysteries of dark...
  • The telescope launched in 2023, aiming to chart one third of the sky, encompassing 1.5 billion galaxies
  • The huge amount of data - which was accompanied by 27 scientific papers - still only covers less then 0.5 percent of the sky

Webb telescope directly observes exoplanet CO2 for first time

The gas giants are not capable of hosting extraterrestrial life, but do offer clues in a lingering mystery about how...
  • The HR 8799 system, 130 light years from Earth, is only 30 million years old -- just a baby compared to our solar system's 4.6 billion years.
  • A US-led team of researchers used Webb to directly detect carbon dioxide in the atmosphere of all four of the system's known planets, according to the study.