New Delhi, India - India's solar observation mission on Saturday entered the Sun's orbit after a four-month journey, the latest success for the space exploration ambitions of the world's most populous nation. The Aditya-L1 mission was launched in September and is carrying an array of instruments to measure and observe the...
Space Economy: Saudi Arabia targets stars and beyond
From the establishment of the Saudi Space Authority to Serco Middle East's new space division in Riyadh, the Kingdom is making significant strides in the space sector.
Sultan Al Neyadi takes part in Dreams experiment aboard ISS
DUBAI, UAE - The Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Center (MBRSC) on Sunday announced the successful execution of the Dreams experiment by astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi on the International Space Station (ISS). The experiment, a pivotal achievement in sleep science and space research, was conducted in collaboration with the European Space...
Universe’s mysteries in focus as Europe launches Euclid space telescope
WASHINGTON, US - Europe's Euclid space telescope is scheduled to blast off Saturday on the first-ever mission aiming to shed light on two of the universe's greatest mysteries: dark energy and dark matter. The launch is planned from Cape Canaveral in Florida at 11:12 am local time (1512 GMT) on...
Big asteroid to zoom between Earth and Moon
The asteroid, named 2023 DZ2, is estimated to be 40 to 70 metres wide, roughly the size of the Parthenon, and big enough to wipe out a large city if it hit our planet.
‘European Space Agency to intensify cooperation with UAE’
"I have decided to send a group of people from my ESA team to the UAE to see which domains of cooperation we can intensify," ESA head Josef Aschbacher tells TRENDS in an interview.
ESA to announce name of history’s first ‘parastronaut’ soon
Paris, France---The first astronaut -- or astronauts -- with a physical disability could be announced as soon as Wednesday, according to the European Space Agency. People with physical disabilities have previously been excluded from one of the most exclusive and demanding jobs on Earth -- and beyond -- due to...European Space Agency cuts lunar mission cooperation with Russia
The European Space Agency on Wednesday ended cooperation with Russia on three missions to the Moon due to Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, following a previous decision to do the same for a Mars mission. The ESA said it would "discontinue cooperative activities" on Luna-25, 26 and 27, a series of...Lockheed Martin nets NASA deal
The company will make a rocket to bring back rocks from Mars.Antarctica gives birth to world’s largest iceberg
The 1,668-square-mile berg named A-76 is larger than the Spanish tourist island of Majorca Another massive iceberg that had threatened a penguin-populated island off the southern tip of South America has broken into pieces A giant slab of ice bigger than the Spanish island of Majorca has sheared off from...
