Saudi Arabia’s AlUla gains global spotlight as NASA names its meteor image Astronomy Picture of the Day for its pristine night skies
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UAE observatory captures rare interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, only the third ever discovered
Comet has been floating through space for billions of years before being years before being photographed by UAE observatory
Astronauts
Wilmore and Williams back on Earth after nine-month space ordeal ends
At 1:57am UAE time Wednesday, the stranded astronauts were brought back to Earth in a SpaceX capsule, ending 286 days of stay on the ISS
International Space Station
NASA confirms Sunita Williams, Crew-9 return after nine-month space mission
Williams, along with NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Nick Hague, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov, will return to Earth aboard a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft with splashdown targeted for approximately 2:57 AM GST
Astronauts
Stranded Starliner astronauts hopeful of returning to Earth soon
What was supposed to be an eight-day mission to ISS, is now more than a month-long as NASA and Boeing try to figure out thruster issues
Aerospace
NASA contracts SpaceX to bring down the International Space Station
The Elon Musk-owned company could earn up to $843 million to design a spacecraft capable of pushing the station back to Earth in 2030
Elon Musk
SpaceX’s Starship rocket completes fourth test flight without exploding
This historic flight marks a major milestone for the world’s largest and most powerful rocket, which aims to take crew and cargo to Earth orbit, the Moon, Mars, and beyond
Elon Musk
World’s most powerful rocket Starship set for fourth launch
Three previous attempts have ended in Starship’s fiery destruction
Boeing
Boeing’s Starliner is finally space-bound with two astronauts
The NASA-funded programme besieged with several delays and going over budget; Rival SpaceX’s Elon Musk congratulates the launch
Aerospace
Boeing postpones first astronaut launch due to valve issue
The postponement occurred just two hours before the scheduled liftoff from Cape Canaveral
International Space Station
UAE space investments pass $6bn
UAE astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi has returned to Earth and investment and achievements in space sector are significant
International Space Station
UAE astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi coming home after record-breaking space mission
UAE astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi is heading back to Earth after a record-braking space mission.
International Space Station
UAE astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi’s return to earth delayed by Nasa due to weather
UAE astronaut’s return trip from International Space Station delayed by Nasa and SpaceX
Blue Moon
Super Blue Moon 2023 visible in Kuwait
The super blue super will be visible in UAE skies on Thursday, August 31
Blue Moon
UAE to witness blue supermoon on Thursday night
The blue supermoon will be visible in UAE skies on Thursday, August 31
Blue Moon
UAE blue moon: Residents to witness celestial phenomenon this month
“The moon won’t actually be blue in color, the phenomenon is just named a blue moon,” says the Dubai Astronomy Centre
American Space Agency
Elon Musk’s SpaceX turns profitable for the first time after 2 annual losses
A WSJ report says the company generated $55 million profit for the first time in Q1; Bryce Briefing says it has nearly 80% share of space traffic market
