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...Science
Japan puts world’s most accurate clock on sale for $3.3 million
The "Aether clock OC 020" is so precise that it would take 10 billion years for it to deviate by...Technology Science
China to subject new AI products to ‘security assessment’
China has announced ambitious plans to become a global leader in the field of AI by 2030, and consultancy group...The draft law aims to ensure "the healthy development and standardised application of generative AI technology."
AI generated content, it continued, must "reflect core socialist values, and must not contain content on subversion of state power."
DEWA to launch second nanosatellite for remote sensing this month
Dubai, UAE--Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has completed preparations to launch its second nanosatellite for remote sensing applications in...The satellite will blast off from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California and will be launched by SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket
DEWA's Research and Development Centre designed and developed the nanosatellite in cooperation with NanoAvionics in Lithuania
Two Saudi astronauts, one of whom a woman, will launch into space on May 9
Barnawi and fellow astronaut Ali Al-Qarni will blast off from Florida on a private mission to the ISS, the officials...Rayyanah Barnawi and Ali Al-Qarni will blast off from Florida on a private mission to the International Space Station
Woman astronaut Barnawi's trip to space is being seen as Saudi Arabia’s latest bid to revamp its ultra-conservative image
This March sets a temperature record for second-warmest month ever
Paris, France--Earth had its second-warmest March on record with Antarctic sea ice shrinking to its second-lowest extent, the EU's climate...A report from the Copernicus Climate Change Service said temperatures were above average over southern and central Europe and below average over most of northern Europe
Climate scientists have been warning that global warming is causing sea ice to decline and sea levels to rise, and that dangerous tipping points could be reached
WMO urges more investment in integrated weather, climate services
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND - The global transition to renewable energy will require greater investment in integrated weather and climate services, the...This investment is critical to ensure that energy infrastructure is resilient to climate-related shocks.
WMO is stepping up its activities to promote tailored weather and climate information, and forecasts.
NASA set to unveil crew of astronauts for flight around moon
As part of the Artemis program, NASA aims to send astronauts to the Moon in 2025 -- more than five...The mission, Artemis II, is scheduled to take place in November 2024 with the four-person crew circling the Moon but not landing on it
It will test NASA's powerful Space Launch System rocket as well as the life-support systems aboard the Orion spacecraft
Dubai Chamber reviews software development, Artificial Intelligence sector
DUBAI, UAE - Dubai Chamber of Digital Economy highlighted software development and artificial intelligence (AI) industry in its 10th session...Various executives, business leaders and experts of the digital industry discussed at length the challenges and opportunities present in the sector
Dubai aims to become a top destination for global digital investment and tech talent and is attracting software development professionals,
Saudi Arabia presides over CSTD session to advance science, technology
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia--Saudi Arabia has presided over the 26th session of the Commission on Science and Technology for Development (CSTD)...The participants deliberated on ways to develop science, technology, innovation for the environment, and development of society
The session also took a review of the progress made in implementing the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) outcomes
NASA, Boeing set to launch of Starliner space capsule in July
The spacecraft is to launch into space on an Atlas V rocket made by United Launch Alliance from Cape Canaveral in Florida....The CST-100 Starliner mission, which had previously been planned for April, will take place no earlier than July 21, the officials said
It will carry two NASA astronauts, Barry Wilmore and Sunita Williams to the ISS, where they are expected to stay for at least eight days
T-Rex skeleton set for auction an ‘art installation’
Palaeontologist Thomas Holtz terms it "misleading" to combine multiple real bones from different individuals to create a single skeleton.The Swiss sale comes only four months after Christie's withdrew another T-Rex skeleton days before it was to go under the hammer after doubts were reported about parts of it.
Trinity, which is being sold by an anonymous "private individual", is expected to fetch $6.5-8.7 million when it goes under the hammer in Zurich.
