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The Chinese space agency on Thursday released three high-definition images of Mars, sent by its space probe Tianwen-1. The images were captured by the high-resolution camera on the probe at a distance of about 330 to 350 km from the surface of The Red Planet, said the China National Space Administration (CNSA). Story highlights It was taken by a medium-resolution camera and displays Mars' north polar region, the Chinese space agency said China's space agency on Thursday released three high-definition images of Mars, sent by its space probe Tianwen-1. The...

Hope Probe’s success ‘inspires’ South Korea’s space projects By Binsal Abdulkader ABU DHABI, 14th February 2021 (WAM) -- South Korea, which has planned a lunar mission and expressed its desire for joint Moon and Mars explorations with the UAE, said the success of the latter’s Mars mission "has inspired Korean researchers to further research on their space projects." In an interview with the Emirates News Agency (WAM), Jeong-Joo Park, Vice-President of Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI), which is the aeronautics and space agency of South Korea, said, "Despite its short history...

Close The United Arab Emirates is welcoming its inaugural Mars mission. It has put in orbit around the planet a probe called Hope, making it only the fifth spaceflight asset to do so after the US, the Soviet Union, Europe, and India. To be sure, without being caught by Mars' gravity, the spacecraft which left Earth seven months ago had to make a braking maneuver. UAE scientists will also look forward to the study of the climate of the Earth. Their spacecraft holds three instruments to observe, among other goals, how hydrogen and oxygen neutral atoms - traces of Mars' once-abundant water - le...

In addition, the US is set to arrive at the red planet next week with its latest rover, Perseverance. The reason all three missions have arrived at roughly the same time is because the positions of Mars and Earth are currently favourable. The two celestial bodies only repeat the positioning once every 26 months, so launching the probes at around the same time was necessary. Three seperate missions are due to arrive at Mars this month (Image: Sciepro / Science Photo Library / Getty) The US and China hope their probes will physically touch down on the planet and roam around, while the UAE have ...

UAE Hope Probe success will give fillip to economic progress Muzaffar Rizvi/Dubai Photo by Reuters Top officials and business leaders across the country hail the historic achievement. As the UAE’s first mission to Mars has reached the red planet and entered its orbit on Tuesday after a seven-month journey, top government officials and corporate executives hailed the success and said the country has emerged as a rising power in the field of space exploration following a successful Mars Mission. Leading corporate leaders said the UAE’s recent advancements on the space front are very impress...