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Abu Dhabi state defence and security entity Tawazun is to build a satellite assembly, integration and testing centre with Airbus in the United Arab Emirates’ oasis city of Al Ain, state news agency WAM reported on Wednesday. The centre also intends to manufacture components for small to medium-sized communication, navigation …

A new launch date for the UAE’s mission to Mars has been set for July 20, officials have announced. Lift-off from Japan’s Tanegashima Island, 1,000 kilometres to the south west of Tokyo, will take place at 1.58am UAE time. The launch of the Hope probe has already been delayed twice …

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A massive underground lake has been detected for the first time on Mars, raising the possibility that more water – and maybe even life – exists there, international astronomers said on Wednesday. Located under a layer of Martian ice, the lake is about  20 kilometres wide, said the report led …

We’ve known since Curiosity’s expedition to Mars that the planet is home to complex organic molecules. Over the past few years, analysis provided by NASA’s most recent rover have enabled us to confirm this. What’s special about the presence of these carbon-based compounds is that they’re considered a prerequisite for …

Newly published research shows that hundreds of depressions on Mars’ surface, known as “ghost dunes,” could hold evidence of ancient life. The research, published in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, shows that each of the ancient dunes (most likely sand dunes) are the size of the U.S. Capitol. They’ve …

Hero astronaut Chris Hadfield says we could’ve sent humans to Mars in the 1960s – but there’s a very good reason we didn’t. The former International Space Station commander said the risk of death was simply too high. “We could send people to Mars decades ago,” Hadfield told Business Insider. “The …

British architect Norman Foster is known for his designs here on Earth, but now his firm Foster + Partners is looking to expand its portfolio into the cosmos, with futuristic-looking designs for colonies on Mars and the moon. The lunar and Martian habitats will be on display at the Goodwood …

A retired astronaut predicts that rockets developed by SpaceX, NASA, and Blue Origin won’t succeed in landing human beings on Mars — not because the technology won’t work, but because the safety risks are too great. Chris Hadfield, who retired in 2013 from the Canadian Space Agency, told Business Insider …

With last week’s news that NASA’s Mars Curiosity rover detected “tough” organic molecules in 3-billion-year-old sedimentary rocks within five centimeters of the surface, at least one prominent planetary scientist thinks that the debate over whether Mars first seeded Earth with life or vice-versa will only intensify. The findings appeared in …

For the first time, scientists say they have clear evidence that the chemical building blocks of life exist on Mars. What they can’t say yet is whether there is, or ever was, life on the Red Planet. The new evidence comes from a pair of rocks. NASA’s six-wheeled Curiosity rover …

In a first for the West Coast, an Atlas 5 rocket boosted a robotic Mars lander into space Saturday, the first step in a 171-day voyage to the red planet for a two-year, $1 billion mission to monitor marsquakes, probe the temperature of the core and map the planet’s hidden …

Earlier this month the UAE began a recruitment drive for its first astronauts. Last week US President Donald Trump last week urged Nasa to send astronauts back to the moon. Meanwhile, both the UAE and Nasa are pressing ahead with their Mars programmes. Both the UAE Space Agency and commercial …

The UAE on Wednesday launched a hunt to identify four young Emirati astronauts who will be sent to space as part of the country’s ambitious space exploration programme. His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, on Wednesday called …

The Dubai Airshow 2017 opened its doors at Dubai World Central (DWC) on Sunday this week, amid concerns over regional tensions. In this year’s edition a record number of exhibitors, aircraft on display, and visitors are expected. Not to mention the launch of the first-ever Space Pavilion, and the many …

The UAE’s space ambitions hinge heavily on an education sector inclined towards science, top officials told the Mohammad Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) Science Event in Dubai on Saturday. The first edition of the high-profile event, held at Etihad Museum, aimed to raise awareness and interest in space, science and …

For years, Elon Musk has been focused on building a colony on Mars. It’s why he founded SpaceX in 2002, and it’s been the driving force behind it ever since. But during a speech in Adelaide, Australia, Friday morning, Musk said he has dramatically expanded his already-outsize ambitions. In addition to …

Six NASA-backed research subjects who have been cooped up in a Mars-like habitat on a remote Hawaii volcano since January emerged from isolation Sunday. They devoured fresh-picked tropical fruits and fluffy egg strata after eating mostly freeze-dried food while in isolation and some vegetables they grew during their mission. The …

PetroChina is this week unloading the first Chinese purchase of crude oil from U.S. strategic petroleum reserves at a port in eastern China, according to shipping data and two industry sources. The move comes as China, the world’s No.2 oil consumer, steps up imports from the Americas to diversify supply …