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When will Pakistan’s first astronaut fly into space?

Two Pakistani pilots are training in China for the historic mission

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The Long March-2F Y12 rocket, carrying the Shenzhou-12 spacecraft and three astronauts, takes off from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center for China's first manned mission to build its space station, near Jiuquan, Gansu province, China June 17, 2021. File photo

Can an asteroid unlock Solar System’s secrets?

269 Justitia may carry a record of the outer Solar System and UAE is going to probe it

MBR Explorer is not designed to land on 269 Justitia. Instead, it carries a probe designed to separate from it.

Giant tortoises now outnumber people in Seychelles

New study estimates 183,000 tortoises on Aldabra Atoll after decades of conservation

In this file photo taken on February 27, 2019 Diego, a tortoise of the endangered Chelonoidis hoodensis subspecies from Espanola Island, is seen in a breeding centre at the Galapagos National Park on Santa Cruz Island in the Galapagos archipelago, located some 1,000 km off Ecuador's coast. Picture for illustrative purposes only.

Belgian Francis Halzen wins physics Nobel

Physicist used South Pole ice to capture particles originating in the distant cosmos

Eva Olsson, Ellen Moons, and Mark Pearce sit in front of a screen displaying Francis Halzen as the recipient of the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics during a press conference at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm, Sweden, on October 6, 2026.

AI designs living viruses for the first time

Researchers see medical promise, but experts warn safeguards lag behind

Viruses are already widely used as delivery vehicles in gene therapy, carrying healthy genes into patients’ cells to treat inherited disorders. AI-designed viruses could one day be tailored to perform such tasks more efficiently or safely.

6 min darkness: Saudi's first total eclipse in 75 years

Saudi Arabia prepares for one of the century’s longest total solar eclipses

Saudi Arabia braces for six-minute total solar eclipse in 2027, first in over 75 years

Strawberry Micromoon and Asteroid Day in UAE on June 30

Will asteroid hit Earth or will Moon turn red? DAG answers queries ahead of Dubai event

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If we can build a bridge to space, why haven’t we?

The dream of a space elevator may depend less on technology than on economics

Unlike rockets, which expend enormous energy and resources with every launch, a space elevator could provide routine, electrically powered access to orbit. Picture for illustrative purposes.

UAE strengthens space intelligence network

Expansion of the Foresight constellation boosts Earth observation coverage

The UAE's new satellites operate in mid-inclined Low Earth Orbit, extending monitoring capabilities across regions

Scientists unveil vaccine breakthrough using AI

Cambridge researchers say new AI-designed jab could protect against families of viruses

An AI-designed vaccine has successfully completed an initial human safety trial, raising hopes that future vaccines could protect not just against known viruses but also against new variants and even pathogens that have yet to emerge.(Photo for illustrative purposes only)

Dubai is hosting a nature hunt for free this weekend

From beaches to balconies, your everyday sightings could help scientists

The City Nature Challenge runs from 24 to 27 April

Sharjah Science Museum celebrates 30 years of learning.

Year-long programme of family workshops, space events and innovation activities unveiled

Three decades of discovery: Sharjah Science Museum milestone hands

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