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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 Chang'e 6 lunar probe and the Long March-5 Y8 carrier rocket combination sit atop the launch pad at the Wenchang Space Launch Site in Hainan province, China. Reuters
China's mission to retrieve soil samples from Moon's dark side

It would be the first time samples are brought back from the side hidden from Earth

SpaceApril 30, 2024
Astronauts Ye Guangfu, centre, Li Cong, right, and Li Guangsu attend a press conference in Jiuquan, Gansu province, China. EPA
Shenzhou-18: Three Chinese astronauts blast off to orbiting laboratory

It is the seventh mission to the Tiangong Space Station

SpaceApril 25, 2024
An artist's impression of the Voyager 1 spacecraft entering interstellar space. Photo: Nasa
What Voyager 1's latest data tells us about interstellar space

Engineers hear from the longest-operating spacecraft for the first time in five months

SpaceApril 24, 2024
The pink moon sets behind the Balmoral Clock and Edinburgh Castle on Wednesday. PA
When and where to see April's full pink moon in UAE

The full moon is set to be visible for three days

SpaceApril 24, 2024
A man drinks water during a heatwave in Dhaka as temperatures soar across the country. EPA
Aid agency head raises alarm as Bangladesh 'hotter than Abu Dhabi'

Lack of drinking water and closure of schools due to heatwaves and adverse weather is deepening the crisis

ClimateApril 24, 2024
Emirati astronaut Dr Sultan Al Neyadi, Minister of State for Youth Affairs, with Suhail – his trusty space-travelling mascot – in the International Space Station. Photo: Dr Sultan Al Neyadi
UAE investment in space sector nearly doubles to Dh40bn since 2015

Commercial spending in the industry has grown about a third in a year

SpaceApril 23, 2024
Shareef Al Romaithi is committed to furthering global advances in space, being the founder of the Madari Space. Pawan Singh / The National
The Emirati pilot helping Mars dreams take flight

He will live and work like an astronaut traveling to the planet in near-isolation for 45 days

SpaceApril 23, 2024
People have charged their phones at Mall of the Emirates so they can stay in touch with family abroad
Residents shelter in Mall of the Emirates after homes lose power

Historic rainfall causes buildings in nearby Barsha to lose power and electricity

UAEApril 20, 2024
Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner at Nasa’s Kennedy Space Centre in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on April 16. AFP
Boeing capsule placed on top of rocket for company's first astronaut launch

The test flight is expected to lift-off from a Florida spaceport on May 6

SpaceApril 18, 2024
Heavy rain in Dubai and flooding along and near Sheikh Zayed Road has made it mostly impassable. Antonie Robertson/The National
Dubai residents ‘stuck in offices for over 30 hours’ amid heavy rain

UAE has had its heaviest rainfall for 75 years

UAEApril 17, 2024
Nasa's Perseverance rover has collected the first rock samples from Mars that could be returned to Earth in the first step towards answering if the planet ever hosted life. PA
Nasa seeks cheaper solutions for Mars sample return mission

US space agency is looking for proposals from the private sector to help make the mission a reality

SpaceApril 16, 2024
The SpaceX Starship lifts off from Starbase in Texas, in March. This achieved some objectives but disintegrated on re-entry. AFP
SpaceX set for fourth test flight of deep-space rocket Starship

After mixed results with the previous flight, the spacecraft intended to one day carry astronauts to Mars could next launch in May

SpaceApril 15, 2024
Katya Echazarreta poses in front of a Blue Origin capsule. Photo: Katya Echazarreta's X profile
EXCLUSIVEFrom McDonald's to Nasa, meet the first Mexican woman in space

First Mexican woman in space launches foundation to help create opportunities for young people to follow in her footsteps

SpaceApril 11, 2024
Satellite technology is among the industries set to benefit from growth in the global space economy. Photo: BlackJack3D
Global space economy projected to be worth $1.8 trillion by 2035

Developments in space technology could help to improve warning systems for natural disasters and boost defence initiatives

SpaceApril 08, 2024
The Gulf Pearl Tower, a 39-storey building comprising 750 apartments, caught fire at 10.50pm on Thursday. Leslie Pableo / The National
'It felt like it was a miracle': Residents on escaping Sharjah blaze

Fire killed five people while 17 are still receiving hospital care

UAEApril 07, 2024
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