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UAE Hope Probe approaches Mars The Hope probe, sent into orbit around Mars last week by the United Arab Emirates, has sent back its first photo of the Red Planet. The photo was taken from approximately 25,000 kilometres above the planet, using the Emirates eXploration Imager (EXI) - a 12MP tool that measures the Mars via visible and ultraviolet light. It is also used to measure water ice and ozone in the atmosphere. The successful mission from...

The Hope Probe took almost seven months to travel approximately 180 million miles to reach the Red Planet. The transmission of the Hope Probe's first image of Mars is a defining moment in our history and marks the UAE joining advanced nations involved in space exploration His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan Then, from its vantage point in orbit, the UAE space agency plans for the instrument to peer at the planet for a full Martian year – the equivalent of two Earth years – to analyse the planet's thin atmosphere and climate to learn more about own. Crown Prince of the Emirate...

The United Arab Emirates' Hope spacecraft entered Mars orbit last week and already sent a simply dazzling image of the red planet.

 E-Mail IMAGE: The Emirates Mars Infrared Spectrometer (EMIRS) on the UAE Hope Orbiter will examine temperature profiles, ice, water vapor and dust in the atmosphere of Mars. view more  Credit: Credit: MBRSC/ASU/NAU/CU-LASP The Emirates Mars Mission, the first interplanetary exploration undertaken by an Arab nation, is scheduled to reach Mars' orbit on February 9, 2021 at 8:41 a.m. MST (10:41 a.m. EST). The spacecraft will spend one Martian Year (about two Earth years) orbiting the red planet gathering crucial science data. A broadcast of the Mars Orbit Insertion event will be avail...