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...
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NASA regains contact with mini-helicopter on Mars
Ingenuity, a drone about 1.6 feet (0.5 meters) tall, arrived on Mars in 2021 aboard the rover Perseverance and became...
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Unesco recognizes Saudi marine sanctuary
The UN body has registered the Farasan Island Marine Sanctuary in its Man and Biosphere Program.
- The Farasan Islands are said to support the largest population of idmi gazelle in Saudi Arabia
- They also have high concentrations of greater flamingo, pink-backed pelican, Eurasian spoonbill, and osprey
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SpaceX sends all-civilian crew into orbit
Unlike previous missions, there will be no experienced or officially trained astronaut onboard. The SpaceX launch is the first of...
- The Falcon 9 rocket blasted off on Wednesday night from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
- The four space tourists will orbit the Earth for three days in a fully automated Crew Dragon capsule that has been specially designed for this journey.
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Bioscience firm to bring back extinct woolly mammoth
New company Colossal, capitalizing on a partnership with a Harvard geneticist, said its species "de-extinction" effort has the potential to...
- Woolly mammoths roamed much of the Arctic, and co-existed with early humans
- For decades, scientists have been trying to sequence the mammoth's DNA
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UAE launches competition to promote space-related careers
The competition, called Planet X, has been launched by Emirates Mars Mission in partnership with the Dubai Airshow 2021.
- The multidisciplinary contest is expected to help young Emiratis interested in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics
- As part of the two-month contest, they will have to build, code, and design robots for deep-space exploration
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Saudi mega power plant still seeking takers
The Ras Al Khair plant produces 1.05 million cu m of desalinated water per day and generates 2.65 GW of...
- Saudi Arabia was planning to sell 60 percent stake in the Ras Al Khair plant and raise $2 billion
- However, bidders backed out after considering several factors, including the plant’s age and its waning technology
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Mars rocks boost case for ancient life
The six-wheeled robot collected its first sample, dubbed "Montdenier" on September 6, and its second, "Montagnac" from the same rock...
- The six-wheeled robot collected its first sample, dubbed "Montdenier" on September 6, and its second, "Montagnac" from the same rock on September 8
- Both samples, slightly wider than a pencil in diameter and about six centimeters long, are now stored in sealed tubes in the rover's interior.
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GCC in hot pursuit of 2050 emission goals
The GCC nations are looking at the $500-billion market for Green Hydrogen by 2050, but will it be enough?
- IRENA says GCC countries need to invest up to $148 billion each year until 2050 to meet the goals of the Paris agreement
- DNV expects clean-energy expenditure to increase by around 70 percent between 2019 and 2030 to $1.9tn
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Saudi institute invests $500,000 to research farming in space
The equity investment was reportedly a part of Interstellar Lab's latest $3-million seed round.
- The non-profit FII Institute has made the investment in the French firm Interstellar Lab
- The Paris-based firm designs closed-loop bio domes for sustaining life on Earth, the moon, and Mars
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AstraZeneca: Nerve disorder a rare side effect
The European Medicines Agency has listed the neurological disorder Guillain-Barre syndrome, which can cause temporary paralysis, as a "very rare"...
- Guillain-Barre Syndrome was a "very rare" side effect, occurring in under one in 10,000 people
- The disorder is a nerve inflammation that may cause temporary paralysis and difficulty breathing
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Aramco to partner with Aveva for sustainability
Aramco, with this partnership, will focus on driving sustainability in the region through digital transformation.
- The partnership will help Aveva establish its largest digital hub, with R&D capability, in the Middle East
- It will also enrich Saudi Arabia’s knowledge economy by incorporating research from prominent universities across the kingdom
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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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UK to test new alert system on mobile phones
LONDON, UK - The UK will conduct its first test of a new emergency alert service on Sunday, with millions of...
- The alert system, modeled on schemes in Canada, Japan, and the US aims to warn the public if there is a danger to life nearby.
- Emergency services and the government hope to use the system to alert people to issues such as severe flooding and fires.