Saudi Arabia declares April 10 as first day of EidThe Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has announced that Eid Al Fitr, which marks the end of Ramadan, will begin on Wednesday (April 10) in the kingdom. Tomorrow will be the last day of Ramadan and Wednes More… |
UAE to be part of major moon missionThe UAE has announced its participation in developing a module on Nasa’s Lunar Gateway Station alongside the US, Japan, Canada and the European Union, in addition to sending the first Emirati astronaut into lunar orbit as part of the pro More… |
India celebrates as sun mission reaches final destinationIndia's space agency ISRO began the year with a bang as its first solar observation mission, Aditya-L1 today (January 6) reached the spot in space from where it will be able to continuously watch the Sun. More… |
India blasts off on crucial sun mission days after 'moon conquest'Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) has successfully launched its first observation mission to the Sun, just days after the country made history by becoming the first to land near the Moon's south pole, said media reports. More… |
UAE-built lunar rover blasts off to spaceThe United Arab Emirates (UAE) launched its latest space mission, Rashid Rover, as part of the Emirates Lunar Mission, representing a pioneering national endeavour in the space sector. The historic launch, if s More… |
Humans could test life on the Moon in 15 years: expertThe world could be ready to test life on the Moon in 15 years and be ready for life on Mars in another decade, a space expert and futurist said. But to achieve this there must be a perfect union between the pub More… |
Joint mission: MoonSwatch launchedOMEGA has collaborated with Swatch to produce a collection that is a playful take on its iconic Speedmaster chronograph. The design partnership, a first for OMEGA and Swatch, follows the popular trend of collab More… |
First artwork to be placed on Moon revealedSpace industry organisations have teamed up with one of the world's most celebrated artists, Sacha Jafri, to send the world's first official artwork to the Moon. The artwork was revealed to the wo More… |
Audi Lunar quattro moon rover tested in QatarThe Audi Lunar quattro moon rover has recently been tested in the Qatari desert as part of the preparations for its mission to travel to the moon and win the Google Lunar XPrize competition in 2017. A team of German engineers from More… |
Jupiter’s moon ‘has an ocean,’ raising prospects for lifeScientists using the Hubble Space Telescope have confirmed that the Jupiter-orbiting moon Ganymede has an ocean beneath its icy surface, raising the prospects for life, Nasa said on Thursday. The finding resolves a mystery about t More… |