UAE to use drones, AI to sight Shawwal crescent
UAE to use drones, AI to sight Shawwal crescent

Five AI-powered national observatories will participate in the crescent moon sighting as the UAE Fatwa Council will convene Shawwal Crescent Sighting Committee meeting on March 29. The meeting will be held at the historic Al-Hosn site in Abu Dhabi, which was selected due to its national and...

Ban Ki-moon, Dongyu meet Dr Yunus
Ban Ki-moon, Dongyu meet Dr Yunus

Ban Ki-moon, chairman of Boao Forum for Asia and former UN secretary general, met Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on the sidelines of Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference in south Chinas Hainan Province on Thursday. Director General (DG) of Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Qu...

Saturn reigns with highest moon: 128 new, total 274
Saturn reigns with highest moon: 128 new, total 274

Astronomers have identified 128 additional moons orbiting Saturn, securing its position as the planet with the most moons in the solar system by a wide margin. Previously, Jupiter held the title of moon king, but Saturn now boasts a total of 274 moonsnearly double the combined count of all other...

Private US spaceship hours from Moon landing
Private US spaceship hours from Moon landing

After a long journey through space, a US company is just hours away from attempting a daring lunar touchdown -- its spacecraft poised to become only the second private lander to achieve the feat if it succeeds, reports BSS. Firefly Aerospaces Blue Ghost Mission 1 is targeting landing no sooner...

Private US Company blasts off for second moon landing attempt
Private US Company blasts off for second moon landing attempt

A private US company launched a lunar lander on Wednesday, targeting the moons south pole with a drone designed to hop into a sunless, jet-black crater. Intuitive Machines lander, named Athena, caught a lift with SpaceX from NASAs Kennedy Space Center. Its taking a fast track to the moon with a...

NASA's lunar trailblazer satellite launched to map water on the moon
NASA's lunar trailblazer satellite launched to map water on the moon

A NASA satellite, about the size of a dishwasher, was launched from Florida on Wednesday to locate areas on the moons surface, particularly in the permanently shadowed craters at its poles, where water an essential resource for lunar missions can be found. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off...

UAE’s 1st female astronaut aims to inspire future generations, plant flag on moon
UAE’s 1st female astronaut aims to inspire future generations, plant flag on moon

Noora AlMatrooshi, the first Emirati female astronaut, has set her sights on a groundbreaking goal: to be the astronaut who plants the UAE flag on the moon. In a recent talk with students at the American Academy for Girls in Dubai, AlMatrooshi shared her aspirations and commitment to inspiring...

China's Chang'e-7 mission to send "Extremely Smart" flying robot to moon to look for water
China's Chang'e-7 mission to send "Extremely Smart" flying robot to moon to look for water

China has announced its plans to send a smart robotic flyer detector to Moons south pole in a bid to search for water. According to the South China Morning Post, Chinese space experts confirmed that the lunar mission would play a pivotal role in laying the groundwork for a future research...

NASA's Artemis faces lunar boot challenges for extreme moon polar regions
NASA's Artemis faces lunar boot challenges for extreme moon polar regions

NASAs Artemis program marks the U.S.s return to the Moon, but it will be far from an easy task. The mission will involve a challenging journey to a lunar site that is one of the harshest environments in the entire solar system. Astronauts in the Artemis program will need to adopt new approaches,...

India achieves first space docking
India achieves first space docking

India on Thursday became the fourth country to successfully achieve an unmanned docking in space, a feat seen as pivotal for future missions as New Delhi cements its place as a global space power. The United States, Russia and China are the only other countries to have developed and tested the...

NASA to launch 'vacuum cleaner' tool for moon soil collection
NASA to launch 'vacuum cleaner' tool for moon soil collection

NASA is changing lunar exploration with a new tool. The Lunar PlanetVac (LPV) will make it easier to collect soil during Artemis Moon missions. This advanced vacuum technology will allow for quicker and more efficient sample analysis for future space explorations. The Lunar PlanetVac is a...