UAE's Khatim Astronomical Observatory monitors Orion spacecraft's path to Moon

On Friday evening, the Al Khatim Astronomical Observatory (AKO), affiliated with the International Astronomy Centre, successfully monitored and tracked the Orion spacecraft from the Artemis II mission on its...

Artemis astronauts more than halfway to Moon, putting Earth in rearview

The Artemis 2 astronauts have passed the halfway point between Earth and the Moon on Saturday as they sped toward a planned lunar flyby, with Nasa releasing initial images...

Astronauts begin Nasa lunar mission after climactic blast-off

Four astronauts blasted off aboard a massive NASA rocket on Wednesday on a long-anticipated journey around the Moon, the first crewed lunar flyby in more than 50 years. With...

NASA spacecraft Dart hits asteroid Dimporphos

One of the anticipated dangers from outer space is that a meteor could crash into earth, and cause mass extinction. It had happened once 65 million years ago when...

Europe is losing the space race, more rules won't help

As space rapidly becomes an essential battlefield, Europe risks being left behind. Its current approach to the new space race — regulate first, compete later — is unlikely to...

Up in the space

Nasa loses contact with Mars probe 'Maven'

The US space agency Nasa has lost contact with the Mars probe 'Maven.' Work is underway to re-establish contact, a Nasa spokeswoman told the German news agency DPA. No...

PHI-1 satellite ready for launch under MBRSC–UNOOSA partnership to broaden 'access to space for all'

The Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) has announced that PHI-1, the first modular satellite platform developed under the Payload Hosting Initiative (PHI) programme in partnership with the United...

Development of 'Rashid Rover 2' completed, sent to US: MBRSC

The Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) on Monday announced the successful completion of the development of the Emirates Lunar Mission’s Rashid Rover 2, following a comprehensive series of...

UAE leading $18b Middle East space market growth: BCG report

The Middle East and Africa (MEA) space market is valued at $18 billion, according to a new report from Boston Consulting Group (BCG) titled “Governments in Space: A universe...