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First Arab space mission to Mars launches from Japan

by Miwa Suzuki with Dana Moukhallati in Dubai TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- The first Arab space mission to Mars, an…

Solar Orbiter gives scientists unprecedented look at Sun

by Patrick GALEY PARIS, France (AFP) -- Scientists said Thursday they had obtained the closest ever images taken of the…

James Webb Space Telescope launch pushed back to October 2021

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- NASA on Thursday postponed the launch of its $10 billion James Webb Space Telescope from…

Israeli scientists use waste in battle against virus

by Alexandra Vardi TEL AVIV, Israel (AFP) -- Israeli scientists have come up with a "simple" and low-cost method to…

China eyes July 20-25 launch for Mars rover

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China's first Mars rover should launch later this month, authorities said Wednesday, as the country races…

France pulls plug on country’s oldest nuclear plant

by Béatrice ROMAN-AMAT Agence France-Presse FESSENHEIM, France (AFP) — France's oldest nuclear power plant will shut down on Tuesday after…

Israel wields startup tech against coronavirus second wave

by Guillaume Lavallee Agence France-Presse TEL-AVIV, Israel (AFP) — Israel's armoury in the battle against the novel coronavirus includes thermal…

NASA renames Washington HQ for ‘Hidden Figures’ trailblazer

WASHINGTON D.C., United States (AFP) — NASA said Wednesday that it will rename its Washington headquarters after its first black…

‘Mystery object’ in space may be smallest black hole

PARIS, France (AFP) -- A mysterious object roughly 800 million light-years from Earth detected using gravitational wave sensors is either…

Amazon pledges $2 billion investment to fight climate change

by Rob Lever Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Amazon on Tuesday pledged to invest $2 billion in projects…

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