Syllabus

School Level (May 2025)

1. Important Milestones in Space Exploration

• Early space missions (Sputnik, Apollo, Luna, etc.)
• Modern space exploration (Perseverance Rover, Artemis, Chandrayaan-3, etc.)
• Private space ventures (SpaceX, Blue Origin, etc.)

2. Major Space Agencies & Recent Achievements

• NASA, ESA, ROSCOSMOS, ISRO, CNSA, JAXA, UAE Space Agency, CSA
• UAE’s Space Programs: Hope Mars Mission, Rashid Rover, MBR Lunar Mission

3. Record-Holding Astronauts From Different Countries

• First humans in space, first women, longest spaceflights, etc.

4. Key Space Missions

• Planetary Missions: Mars, Venus, Jupiter, and beyond (Mars Sample Return, JUICE, Dragonfly)
• Earth Observation Missions: Landsat, Copernicus, etc.
• Astronomical Missions: James Webb Space Telescope, Euclid, Nancy Grace Roman Telescope

5. Launch Vehicles & Spaceports Around the World

• Falcon 9, SLS, PSLV, Ariane, Long March, H-IIA, GSLV Mk III
• Spaceports: Kennedy Space Center, Baikonur, Satish Dhawan, Tanegashima, Jiuquan, Al Dhafra (UAE)

Emirates Level (August 2025)

1. Fundamental Physics of Space Science

• Gravity & Newton’s Law of Gravitation
• Kepler’s Laws & Orbits

2. Satellites & Spaceflight

• Artificial satellites: types & applications (communication, navigation, remote sensing)
• Satellite orbits: LEO, MEO, GEO, HEO, Sun-synchronous, Polar
• Basics of rocketry & propulsion

3. Basics of Observational Astronomy

• Night Sky Observation: Stars, planets, constellations
• Rising & setting of celestial objects
• Celestial coordinate systems

4. Earth & Moon System

• Tilt of Earth’s axis & seasons
• Moon phases, Tidal forces, Tidal locking
• Origin of the Moon

5. Space Technology & UAE’s Role

• UAE’s Lunar & Mars exploration programs
• AI & Robotics in space missions

National Level (November 2025)

1. Advanced Astronomy & Astrophysics

• Major observatories & telescopes (JWST, ALMA, ELT)
• Measurement of cosmic distances: Parallax & Standard Candle method

2. Stellar Physics & Life Cycle of Stars

• Atomic spectra & Doppler Effect
• Energy generation in stars: Nuclear fusion & stellar nucleosynthesis
• Structure of the Sun
• Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram (HR Diagram)
• Stellar evolution: Chandrasekhar limit, Red Giants, Brown Dwarfs, White Dwarfs, Neutron Stars, Black Holes

3. Cosmology & The Expanding Universe

• Hubble’s Law & the Expanding Universe
• Big Bang Theory & cosmic evolution
• Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB)
• Dark Matter & Dark Energy

4. UAE’s Future in Space Exploration

• Mars 2117 Project
• UAE’s contribution to space science & upcoming missions