UAE again delays Mars probe launch over weather
The United Arab Emirates said on Wednesday it would delay the launch of its "Hope" Mars probe for a second time, again due to bad weather.
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NASA's next Mars rover honors medical teams fighting virus
NASA's next Mars rover is honoring all the medical workers on the front lines of the coronavirus battle around the world.
Space Exploration
Jun 18, 2020
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First Arab mission to Mars designed to inspire youth
The first Arab space mission to Mars, armed with probes to study the Red Planet's atmosphere, is designed to inspire the region's youth and pave the way for scientific breakthroughs, officials said Tuesday.
Space Exploration
Jun 9, 2020
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UAE to launch first Arab probe to Mars
After sending its first astronaut to space last year, the United Arab Emirates is to launch a probe to Mars in July, state news agency WAM announced Tuesday.
Space Exploration
May 19, 2020
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Potentially fatal combinations of humidity and heat are emerging across the globe
Most everyone knows that humid heat is harder to handle than the "dry" kind. And recently, some scientists have projected that later in the century, in parts of the tropics and subtropics, warming climate could cause combined ...
Earth Sciences
May 8, 2020
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China plans to complete space station by 2022
China plans to send four crewed space missions and the same number of cargo craft to complete work on its permanent space station within about two years, officials said after the launch of a newly designed spacecraft aboard ...
Space Exploration
May 6, 2020
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UAE wages war on tiny scourge threatening date palms
Said Al-Ajani looks proudly over his lush date plantation, which recently survived a plague of red weevils—a destructive insect wreaking havoc across the Middle East and North Africa.
Environment
Apr 28, 2020
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Cashing on cryptocurrencies
Heed the words of their profits—In uncertain times, uncertain things can happen. Writing in the International Journal of Business Performance Management, a team in the United Arab Emirates asks whether cryptocurrencies, ...
Economics & Business
Mar 31, 2020
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Piracy takes greater toll on small Persian gulf energy exporters
Tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz can decline for up to two years after a piracy attack, a new Duke University study finds, but the adverse effects of the slowdown are far greater on some Persian Gulf countries ...
Economics & Business
Mar 12, 2020
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Smoothing out the rough diamonds
Easier access to information and better communication tools has empowered consumers and allows them to make informed and perhaps more socially responsible purchasing decisions. At the same time, corporate responsibility and ...
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Feb 12, 2020
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