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A rendering of Virgin Galactic's Delta vehicle. Photo: Virgin Galactic

Virgin Galactic to launch next-generation space tourism flights in 2026

Seats aboard Delta suborbital vehicle to go on sale for $600,000 or higher

Planned Nasa budget cuts 'make Musk’s Starship more important than ever'

UAE trains new generation of satellite data experts

Nasa offers new opportunities to partners as spending cuts loom

Arab world’s first joint satellite project moves closer to launch

SpaceX wins approval for 25 Starship launches a year

Dubai company builds 3D-printed rocket engines as big as Musk's

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Kevin de Bruyne is set to make his final home appearance for Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium on Tuesday night. PA

Man City face Bournemouth with Champions League hopes on knife edge

US President Donald Trump's wife Melania speaks during the bill-signing event for the Take it Down Act. AP

How the Take It Down Act signed by Trump works

Post Malone performs at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in April. REUTERS

Post Malone to perform at Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Tarzan and Arab Nasser's Once Upon A Time In Gaza focuses on what it is like for people to exist in Gaza. Photo: BAC Films

Review: Once Upon a Time in Gaza is an ode to Palestinian resilience

Visitors at the newly opened teamLab Phenomena, an immersive artwork experience museum in Saadiyat Cultural District in Abu Dhabi. Antonie Robertson/The National

ExclusiveUAE's travel and tourism sector to add more than 26,000 jobs this year

An AI microprocessor on its motherboard computer circuit. Getty / IStockphoto

Abu Dhabi's MGX partners with Nvidia to build Europe's largest AI campus

Blueberries being grown in Al Ain, which will soon be home to a Dh120 million agritech hub. Photo: Elite Agro

Dh120 million agritech megaproject to launch in Al Ain

Dubai is investing heavily in its public transport network to cut congestion. Photo: RTA

Dubai unveils plan for new bus and taxi lanes

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Watch out for the camels en route to Etlaq spaceport. Sarwat Nasir / The National

Where camels roam and rockets launch: Inside Oman’s remote desert spaceport

After covering launches around the world, I visited Etlaq to see how Oman is carving its place both in orbit and in young minds

Oman’s spaceport testing rockets for start-ups ahead of expansion

Pupils hold up their 'space passports' during a community event at the Etlaq spaceport on Monday. Sarwat Nasir / The National

Oman's Etlaq spaceport opens ahead of delayed first rocket launch

UAE study on diabetes heads to space to unlock new treatments

A 'smiley face' alignment seen from Beijing, China, in 2023. Getty Images

Rare 'smiley face' planetary alignment to form in night sky this week

Nasa rocket that will fly astronauts around Moon next year takes shape

Omani spaceport to open fan zone for rocket launch

UAE-US partnership to tackle communication blackspots and boost emergency response

Katy Perry blasts off into space on board Blue Origin's all-female mission

Tesla's Optimus robot can walk, lift and climb stairs – as well as perform yoga poses. Tesla

Elon Musk plans to send Tesla's Optimus robot to Mars aboard Starship by 2026

The humanoid fitted with advanced artificial intelligence can perform 'unsafe tasks' and help prepare for future crewed missions to the Red Planet

Trump’s Nasa nominee Isaacman to face Senate as US races China to build Moon base

Pink micromoon to light up UAE skies on Sunday

Amazon to launch first 27 Kuiper internet satellites

Japan's ispace to attempt second Moon landing after 2022 crash

SpaceX’s Fram2 private astronauts become first to enter Earth's polar orbit

Astronaut stuck in space for months says Boeing is committed to Starliner

The SonoChem System designed by Naicker Scientific has won the UK Space Agency’s Aqualunar Challenge. Photo: Max Alexander / UK Government

Lunar microwave purifies ice to create drinking water for astronauts

Finding a reliable source of drinking water would be key to making the Moon habitable

Boeing astronauts return to Earth after nine months stuck in space

Al Munther satellite: How Bahrain is building its future in space

Stranded Boeing astronauts to begin journey back to Earth on Tuesday

Etihad-Sat lifts off: Launch of latest UAE radar satellite

How to watch Friday’s blood moon total lunar eclipse

US company's Moon mission over after vehicle lands on its side

Etihad-Sat lifted off aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 carrier rocket from California, US. Photo: SpaceX

Etihad-Sat lifts off: Launch of latest UAE radar satellite

Country’s satellite blasted off aboard SpaceX rocket

How to watch Friday’s blood moon total lunar eclipse

US company's Moon mission over after vehicle lands on its side

Scientists at NYU Abu Dhabi bring harsh realities of distant worlds to Earth

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