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Saudi Arabia will send the Kingdom’s first female astronaut and a male astronaut to the International Space Station (ISS) during the second quarter of 2023. Astronauts Rayyanah Barnawi and Ali AlQarni will join the crew of the AX-2 spa..
NASA is teaming up with a research agency from the Pentagon to develop a nuclear-powered rocket engine in preparation for sending astronauts to Mars. NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said on Tuesday that the US space agency will team up with the Def..
It was a glowing moment of pride for BTS and the ARMY when Jungkook performed Dreamers at the FIFA World Cup opening ceremony in Qatar. The vocalist sang the peppy track to cheering crowds, while fans waved ARMY bombs. Later, he appeared on VLive and..
K-pop singer Jin, a member of the hit boy band BTS, will release his first official solo single next week, the seven-member band's agency said on Wednesday, following this week's announcement that he will soon start military duty. The song..
A US astronaut has become the first Native American woman in space following a Nasa launch on Wednesday, Marine Colonel Nicole Mann, 45, is one of four astronauts who blasted off from Florida at midday bound for the International Space Station (IS..
The International Astronautical Federation (IAF) on Sunday announced that Saudi Arabia's representative has been elected as one of the federation's 12 vice presidents. Aerospace engineer Mishaal Ashemimry is the first Saudi woman to hold a..
The Saudi Space Commission launched on Thursday the Kingdom’s first astronaut program which includes sending the first female to space in 2023. The program is dedicated to train competent Saudi personnel to undertake long- and short-term spa..
Thomas Zurbuchen, NASA's science chief who oversaw some of the U.S. space agency's ambitious endeavours including the successful deployment of the James Webb Space Telescope and Perseverance Mars rover, is set to step down at the end of the y..
Taylor Swift won the top honour at MTV's annual Video Music Awards on Sunday for a 10-minute version of her 2012 breakup song "All Too Well" and made a surprise announcement of a new album coming in October. The singer thanked fans f..