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A supermoon appears in the skies over Dubai in 2023. More are in store for stargazers next year. Antonie Robertson / The National

UAE’s cosmic calendar: The best night-sky events in 2025

A total lunar eclipse and planetary alignments will light up the country's skies in the coming year

Starliner astronauts' return to Earth delayed again

Space42 secures $5.1bn contract from UAE government

US company builds on SpaceX's vision with fully reusable rockets to cut launch costs

Geminids meteor shower lights up UAE skies in spectacular display

UAE astronauts could be first crew of new space station project

Leading companies in running to build UAE's airlock on Gateway space station

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Travellers are warned to keep themselves informed of latest visit visa requirements before arriving in the Emirates. Getty Images

UAE tourist visas: Here are the latest updates for travellers

Fish Standard on display at the Ziena Splendor of the Indian Courts exhibition at Sharjah Museum of Islamic Civilization, Sharjah. The exhibition is accessible online. Khushnum Bhandari / The National

Weekly UAE museum and gallery guide

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Australia's Sam Konstas, left, and India's Virat Kohli, right, exchange words after a flareup on teh opening day of the Melbourne Test. AFP

Kohli under fire for clash with teenager Konstas in Boxing Day Test

RnB artist Usher will perform in Abu Dhabi next year. Khushnum Bhandari / The National

Usher and Snow Patrol headline Abu Dhabi's biggest Club Social music festival

Trainer Bhupat Seemar and Tadhg O'Shea celebrate winning the 2024 Dubai World Cup on Laurel River. Reuters

Seemar made it a memorable 2024 for UAE racing with Dubai World Cup glory

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Astronaut Buzz Aldrin pictured beside the foot of the Lunar Module during the Apollo 11 mission. Getty Images

Blast off, log on: The race to connect space with the internet

Efforts are aimed at preventing future 'loss of signal' moments like that which struck the Apollo 13 mission in 1970

Luxury space travel company Orbite plans international expansion

Jared Isaacman was nominated by US president-elect Donald Trump to be the next Nasa administrator. AFP

Billionaire Jared Isaacman as new Nasa chief to 'boost UAE-US space relations'

Oman completes historic rocket launch from new spaceport

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, with Dr Sultan Al Neyadi, Minister of State for Youth Affairs. Photo: Wam

UAE astronauts receive First Class Space Medals for historic achievements

Earth’s plan for extraterrestrial visitors: The protocol being prepared for our first contact with aliens

Arab ShowcaseCharles Elachi's stellar career from Bekaa to the great beyond

ExclusiveUAE plays an uplifting role in space 'big league', says ex-Nasa director

When galaxies collide: Stunning insights into 3.2 million kph crash

A rendering of the Etlaq Space Launch Complex. Photo: Nascom

Oman set for experimental rocket launch from spaceport in December

The launch would help Sultanate move closer to starting commercial operations of the spaceport in 2030

When and where to see supermoon this weekend

Trump could fast-track commercial launch of SpaceX’s Starship

How space technology is being used in everyday life

Teen prodigy takes astrophysics research from Dubai classroom to MIT and Cambridge

Where time doesn't fly: How the speed of light can slow down ageing for astronauts

Abu Dhabi aerospace company to launch near-space flights from UAE

An artist's impression shows a powerful jet of gas emerging from a black hole. Nasa

How star-eating black holes shine a light on mysteries of space

Black holes release powerful streams of energy after 'swallowing stars', which can change the entire structure of a galaxy

UAE engineer joins Nasa crew for 45-day simulated Mars mission

Astronauts reveal alarming climate change impact seen from space

Richard Branson to co-pilot first crewed flight on space balloon

UAE space sector to harness nation's top talent to boost ambitions

Hunter's supermoon to light up UAE skies on Thursday

Euclid space telescope sends 'stunning' first image for map of universe

Emirati astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi conducting an historic spacewalk last year. Photo: Sultan Al Neyadi / Instagram

UAE space sector to harness nation's top talent to boost ambitions

UAE Space Pavilion at a global conference in Milan features government-run organisations, private companies and academic institutions

Hunter's supermoon to light up UAE skies on Thursday

Euclid space telescope sends 'stunning' first image for map of universe

Lunar spacesuit designed by Axiom and Prada to be used on new Nasa mission

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