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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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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Buzz Aldrin on the surface of the Moon during the Apollo 11 mission of 1969. Neil Armstrong preceded him on the lunar surface only moments before. Getty Images
From Apollo 11 to Artemis: 56 years on, Nasa's legacy under threat

Push to return astronauts to Moon has redirected funding from planetary research

SpaceJuly 20, 2025
A black hole appears as a bright glow between two colliding galaxies. Photo: James Webb Space Telescope
Mysterious black hole spotted between colliding galaxies confounds researchers

Astronomers said the finding could be strongest evidence yet of a rare black hole formation process

SpaceJuly 17, 2025
The Kea-1 rocket in position for lift-off in Duqm, Oman. The launch was cancelled because of a technical issue. Photo: Etlaq Spaceport
Second rocket launch from Oman's spaceport called off but momentum builds

Engineers aborted countdown shortly before lift-off due to faulty hardware

SpaceJuly 16, 2025
Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla on the International Space Station. Photo: Axiom Space
First Indian astronaut in space for 41 years splashes down

Shubhanshu Shukla splashes down after 18 days in orbiting laboratory

SpaceJuly 15, 2025
Shubhanshu Shukla aboard the International Space Station. Photo: Axiom Space
Indian astronaut grows mung beans and fenugreek in space

Agricultural efforts could pave way for sustainable life support systems on Moon and Mars

SpaceJune 30, 2025
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