space

Ariane 5 rocket takes off

Kourou - Emirates Voice

An Ariane 5 rocket took off from the Kourou Space Centre in French Guiana on Tuesday (Dec 12), taking with it four satellites for Europe's Galileo navigation project, Arianespace said. The European space workhorse took off at 1836 GMT and was scheduled to deploy its cargo four hours after launch. The Galileo programme, when complete, will have 30 satellites inRead more

Day or night, Makkah's Grand Mosque shines from space

Abu Dhabi - Emirates Voice

An international cosmonaut recently shared some amazing images of the Grand Mosque in Makkah taken from space. Russian cosmonaut Sergey Ryazanskiy - who travels around the world and takes photos from space - shared the images on his Instagram page. He captioned the post: "The holiest place in the Islamic world. #Makkah is beautiful both day and night. Impossible toRead more

The dune hiker’s guide to the galaxy

Sharjah - Arab Today

In Douglas Adams’ cult science fiction series The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, a colossal computer is asked to find the Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe and Everything. After 7.5 million years of computation it delivers the enigmatic result: 42. The meaning of this number has challenged some of the brightest – and even more ofRead more

Getting humans to Mars and back will be a marathon

Dubai - Arab Today

Mars is at the centre of a global conversation about space exploration. Enthusiasm and excitement generated by ideas for advancing human space exploration are key to igniting our youth’s passion for space. I can see this passion is alive and well through programmes like Genes in Space. The competition challenges students to create DNA experiments to solve issues we mightRead more

Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre inks agreement with Dubai

Dubai - WAM

"The forward-looking vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has taken our mission to shape the future to the outer space," asserted H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Dubai FutureRead more

Dubai to become UAE’s gateway to space

Dubai - WAM

Dubai is to build an AED 20 million first-of-its-kind scientific entertainment and tourism centre at Mushrif Park, as the Emirate becomes the gateway to the world of outer space. A project of Dubai Municipality, the Thuraya Astronomical Centre, one of the major planned tourist and educational projects, will cover the most prominent subjects related to astronomy and will be aRead more

Genes in Space UAE finalists announced

Abu dhabi - WAM

Five finalist teams in the first UAE Genes in Space student competition, that has the goal of designing an experiment using DNA analysis to solve a real-life space exploration problem, were announced on Monday. The finalist set of student proposals include investigations to protect astronaut DNA from radiation damage, engineer biological medicines in space, and assess the impacts of microgravityRead more

China's new launch center plans viewing areas for observation of maiden mission

Wenchang - XINHUA

China's fourth space launch center at Wenchang in Hainan Province, plans eight launch viewing areas for space fans to observe its maiden launch mission. Components of China's new generation of carrier rocket Long March-7 arrived in Wenchang in May for the planned launch before the end of June. The Long March-7, a medium-sized rocket using liquid propellant, can carry upRead more

China releases white paper on BeiDou navigation satellite system

Beijing - XINHUA

The Chinese government on Thursday released a white paper elaborating on the development of BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS), which has been independently developed and operated by China. According to the document, China has formulated a three-step strategy for developing the BDS, aiming to complete the constellation deployment with 35 satellites around 2020 to provide services to global users, accordingRead more