Telescopes are time machines. One day, they could take us to a time before starlight. When astronomers peer out into the vast distances of space, they’re also looking back in time. That’s because faraway light takes a long time to […]
In a recent publication featured in University of Florida Press’ new book, “Picturing the Space Shuttle: The Early Years” several rare NASA images have come to life. It chronicles the shuttle program from 1965 until 1982, ending just a year […]
The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying an all-civilian brew has blasted off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida for the first mission to orbit the globe. A huge fireball lightened the sky as the rocket’s nine engines began to […]
DUBAI: The Hyperspectral Remote Sensing Centre at the College of Natural and Health Sciences at Zayed University has earned a commendable badge by presenting the first UAE Spectral Library website for public use. The library will allow users to interact […]
NASA keeps a keen eye on Near-earth Objects (NEO) through its Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), Pasadena. Recently, the observatory-cum-laboratory traced the 1000th near-earth asteroid (NEA), named ‘2021 PJ1,’ as it passed by Earth at a distance of 1.7 million kilometres. […]
UAE’s space program has now set its course for the moon. The space mission named the Emirates Lunar Mission is aimed to visit the moon by 2024 via the Rashid lunar rover. It has now begun temperature testing. Recent visuals […]
After last month’s empty attempt, NASA’s Mars rover may have successfully gathered its first rock sample. Adam Steltzner, the Mars rover Perseverance rover’s chief engineer, called it a perfect core sample. “I’ve never been happier to see a hole in […]
One month to go for the opening of Expo 2020 Dubai. This photo, taken by #KhalifaSat from space, shows the site of the global cultural event that will bring together 191 countries in the UAE. MBR space center shared this […]
Imagine having a party in a zero-gravity environment? Astronauts made it possible as they were aboard the International Space Station (ISS) in the form of a ‘pizza party.’ Thomas Pesquet, a French astronaut who often gives the world via his […]
STEM and Space, a premier educational organisation based in India, recently concluded a one-of-a-kind space-based summer camp called ‘Cosmic Jaunt’, for students from over India and UAE. Cosmic Jaunt is a 5-day camp, which addresses a different concept of STEM […]
India’s preparations for the EXPO 2020 Dubai have moved into top gear with less than twelve weeks remaining for the grand opening on October 1, 2021. Displaying strong commitment to India’s participation at the Expo, a high-level Indian delegation led […]