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Sarwat Nasir

Sarwat Nasir

Space Editor
UAE
Sarwat is the space editor at The National and oversees the space coverage at the organisation. She has a keen interest in human spaceflight, private space industry and interplanetary missions. A graduate of Murdoch University, she joined The National in 2020. She previously worked with Khaleej Times and 7Days covering space and education.
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The use of artificial intelligence in the classroom will become increasingly common in years to come. Pawan Singh / The National
Schools in the UAE look for best way to bring AI into the classroom

Tools such as ChatGPT are now widely used and embracing such technology is set to change lessons and testing

UAEAugust 20, 2025
Sarwat Nasir
Russia's space agency says the mission will help scientists understand how space phenomena affect living organisms. Photo: Roscosmos / Telegram
Russia to send 75 mice into space aboard 'miniature hotel'

Mission will also carry fruit flies, seeds and microorganisms into orbit

SpaceAugust 18, 2025
Sarwat Nasir
A supermoon rises over the desert in Dubai on October 17, 2024. EPA
UAE skywatchers prepare for rare total lunar eclipse, supermoons and meteor show

Blood Moon visible across the Emirates on September 7 is a highlight of 'fantastic few months under the stars'

SpaceAugust 16, 2025
Sarwat Nasir
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blasts off from Florida. The company is set to benefit from the executive order. Reuters
Trump executive order to relax US space rocket rules

Order directs federal agencies to speed up licensing but faces criticism amid environmental concerns

SpaceAugust 14, 2025
Sarwat Nasir
Sana Al Ali is an undergraduate student at MBZUAI. Victor Besa / The National
Inside Abu Dhabi's AI university welcoming the 'best of the best'

New bachelor's programme at Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence has only a five per cent acceptance rate

TechnologyAugust 14, 2025
Sarwat Nasir
People gather to watch the Perseids meteor shower from the top of Jais Mountain in Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates, 13 August 2025. The Dubai Astronomy Group organized an event for people to watch the Perseids Meteor shower and learn about astronomy. EPA / ALI HAIDER
Perseids meteor shower lights up UAE skies but full moon dims celestial show

Tuesday night was prime opportunity for star gazers to witness spectacular display

SpaceAugust 12, 2025
Sarwat Nasir
A rendering of the Starlab station. Photo: Starlab
Las Vegas Sphere team to design Starlab station with wellbeing in mind

The floating laboratory will swap sterile corridors for vibrant living spaces to make astronauts feel at home

SpaceAugust 11, 2025
Sarwat Nasir
Jim Lovell, the Apollo 13 astronaut who helped guide his crew home after their spacecraft suffered an oxygen tank explosion in 1970. He died on August 7 at the age of 97. Photo: Nasa
Apollo 13 captain who made 'Houston, we have a problem' legendary dies at age 97

Jim Lovell guided crew of three back to Earth after an oxygen tank explosion crippled Moon mission capsule

SpaceAugust 09, 2025
Sarwat Nasir
In Alien, Sigourney Weaver's character travelled through space in a hibernation pod. Photo: 20th Century Fox
Sleep like a hamster, wake up on Mars: Is hibernation key to deep space travel?

Scientists are studying how humans can imitate the animal kingdom to survive epic journeys to the Red Planet and beyond

SpaceAugust 08, 2025
Sarwat Nasir
Hamish Harding died after the Titan submersible suffered a 'catastrophic incident'. Chris Whiteoak / The National
Titan sub implosion: Dubai businessman's death was preventable, report finds

Billionaire Hamish Harding and four others killed on journey to Titanic

UAEAugust 06, 2025
Sarwat Nasir
A rendering of cosmic rays striking Earth. Photo: University of Tokyo
NYU Abu Dhabi study uncovers how life can survive on Mars

Cosmic rays could provide energy for microbes beneath surface of red planet

SpaceAugust 06, 2025
Sarwat Nasir
A rendering of Nasa's nuclear reactor on the Moon. Photo: Nasa
Nasa set to build nuclear reactor on Moon by 2030

Nuclear reactor would power Moon base and support Mars missions

SpaceAugust 05, 2025
Sarwat Nasir
Children in Chiteskesa refugee camp, near Mulanje, Malawi. Updated maps of Africa could help nations' infrastructure development and disaster management. Photo: Global Warming Images/Shutterstock
UAE’s Space42 teams up with Microsoft and Esri to map Africa

Project will use satellite data and AI to help 54 African nations plan smarter cities and respond to disasters

SpaceJuly 31, 2025
Sarwat Nasir
A total solar eclipse photographed from Carroll Rim Trail at Painted Hills, near Mitchell, Oregon, US, in August 2017. Reuters
Rare total solar eclipse to plunge Middle East into darkness in 2027

The Sun will be completely blocked in Saudi Arabia and Yemen for six minutes

SpaceJuly 24, 2025
Sarwat Nasir
A rendering of the satellites in orbit. Photo: Space42
Abu Dhabi company secures Dh2.55bn to build new satellites

Al Yah 4 and Al Yah 5 satellites will provide more secure communications in many parts of the world

SpaceJuly 23, 2025
Sarwat Nasir
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