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.Science
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...Global Health Science
New Iraq project to reduce flaring at oilfields, consolidate gas production
The new project, signed in 2017 with oil services company Baker Hughes, will eventually allow 200 million cubic feet of...The implementation of the project and the gas exploitation may have to wait 30 months for the completion of infrastructure works
The amount of gas torched in Iraq annually reached 17.37 million cubic metres last year, says the World Bank
SpaceX all-civilian orbital crew completes mission
Jared Isaacman, who financed the trip with a goal of making space a bit more accessible, said it was heck...Jared Isaacman, who financed the trip with a goal of making space a bit more accessible, said it was heck of a ride
The stated goal of the mission, called Inspiration4, was to encourage the democratization of space
Scientist makes whitest paint; it might reduce AC bill!
Its inventor said this paint was used to cover a roof area of about 1,000 square feet, it could give...The paint has a reflectivity of 98.1 percent, as compared to most white paints that have a reflectivity of 80-90 percent
This means it can reflect heat and light better, which will continue to cool whatever it is coating
Dubai Police to use AI to secure Expo 2020
This would include monitoring visitors for safety from the moment of their arrival to the UAE until they reach the...The Dubai authorities have already taken several other steps to secure Expo 2020
This is especially after it has already been delayed by a year due to the Covid-19 pandemic
UN needs another $100trn for SDGs
The Force for Good initiative has said the UN has funding gap of $84-101 trillion in achieving the SDGs.The 17 SDGs are goals that the UN set forward in 2015, which would be accepted by all its members states, to build a better planet
They include, but are not limited to goals like No Poverty, Zero Hunger, Good Health and Well Being, Quality Education, and Gender Equality
World on path to 2.7C warming, warns UN chief
Instead of the reductions needed to avoid the worst effects of climate change, global emission are likely to see "a...The figure would shatter the temperature targets of the Paris climate agreement
Under the landmark 2015 Paris deal, nations have committed to slash emissions
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
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.
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
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
