Sixty years after NASA set the goal, and three years after its Parker Solar Probe launched, the spacecraft has become the first to “touch the sun.” The Parker Solar Probe has successfully flown through the sun’s corona, or upper atmosphere, to sample particles and our star’s magnetic fields. “Parker Solar Probe ‘touching the Sun’ is […]
DUBAI: Emirates Post Group (EPG) recently launched the “Postcards to Space” initiative in partnership with “Club for the Future”, a private foundation established by Blue Origin, “UAE Space Agency”, “Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre” (MBRSC), and “AzurX”. The initiative, which is in line with EPG’s celebrations of the UAE’s Golden Jubilee, was unveiled to increase […]
ABU DHABI: The Emirates Astronomical Observatory announced the discovery of a number of new Variable stars in conjunction with the World Space Week, which concluded, where the head of the team of the Emirates Astronomical Observatory Engineer Nezar Sallam was able to discover 3 Variable Stars, record and adopt this discovery in the record of […]
Sri Lankan authorities put on show what they said was the world’s largest natural corundum blue sapphire, weighing 310 kilograms, which was found in a gem pit about three months ago. Local gemologists, who have examined the sapphire, said it was one of the rarest gems in the world as it weighed more than 300 […]
An architect-designer in southern Finland has returned to a frozen lake with a snow shovel to draw a large animal on the ice for the sixth year in a row, creating an artwork that he hopes will “make people happy and encourage them to go out to hike in a beautiful nature.” Pasi Widgren drew […]
DUBAI: Under the patronage of Her Highness Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairperson of the Dubai Culture & Arts Authority (Dubai Culture), The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Foundation (MBRF) unveiled the Global Knowledge Index leaders for 2021, in its fifth edition in a […]
Nominations for the 79th Annual Golden Globe Awards, celebrating the best in television and film have been announced. The movies “The Power of the Dog” and “Belfast” led film nominees, earning seven nods each. The HBO drama “Succession” earned the most nominations for TV series with five, followed closely with Apple’s “Ted Lasso” and “The […]
DUBAI: Accenture, Dubai Cares, Microsoft, and UNICEF announced today the launch of a global, digital learning platform for young people. Operating under the Generation Unlimited partnership, the Passport to Earning platform aims to address the global education crisis — currently exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic — and prepare the next generation for decent work. The platform will provide […]
DUBAI: More than 1,500 people signed up to the first Walk the Talk event in the Middle East, held at Expo 2020 Dubai to launch a global 24-hour global walkathon in celebration of frontline healthcare workers and better health for everyone on United Nations’ International Universal Health Coverage Day. A collaboration between Expo 2020 Dubai, […]
Harnaaz Sandhu, who represented India at the 70th Miss Universe Organization pageant in Ilat, Israel, has been crowned the title this year. The Miss Universe Organization (MUO) pageant was announced in January 2021 to host the 2021 edition in Costa Rica. Costa Rican Tourism Minister Gustavo Segura later confirmed the talks. In a May 2021 […]
The India Pavilion, as well as the Swiss Pavilion, have both welcomed over half a million visitors from around the world since their inauguration. Piyush Goyal who inaugurated the Indian pavilion tweeted on the landmark achievement, said, “#IndiaAtDubaiExpo stands tall, showcasing our capabilities in achieving ambitious goals for global good, which reflects India’s Partnerships, Pride […]
