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ADAMS TWP — Rather than look at the whole picture, North Catholic pulls out its magnifying glass. Down in the middle of each set at Mars Tuesday night, the Trojanettes simplified their thinking and wo...
The UAE's Hope probe makes it to Mars Mars as seen by the Hubble Space Telescope. Photo: NASA/ESA/STScI The United Arab Emirates' Hope probe successfully made it into orbit around Mars Tuesday, vaulting the Arab nation into an elite class of space-faring nations. Why it matters: With Hope's success, the UAE is now the fifth nation or space agency to operate an orbiter around Mars. Details: Hope made it into orbit after a long burn that slowed the spacecraft down enough to be captured into orbit by Mars. The spacecraft is now expected to study the planet's weather conditions and thin atmosph...
Emirates' Hope spacecraft is first of 3 to reach Mars this month, opening new era in exploration By William Harwood NASA launches Mars rover for historic mission United Arab Emirates' Hope spacecraft, the first interplanetary probe launched by an Arab nation, braked into orbit around Mars Tuesday, kicking off an ambitious mission to probe the red planet's atmosphere and provide a "moonshot moment" for the youth of the Middle East. Racing toward its target at more than 46,000 mph, Hope's flight computer ignited the spacecraft's thrusters at 10:30 a.m. EST for a nerve-wracki...
The first of three robotic missions has arrived at the red planet. The United Arab Emirates’ Hope probe successfully entered the orbit of Mars Tuesday, marking the UAE’s first mission to the red planet. Hope will continue to finalize its orbit before carrying out its mission — mapping the complex weather on Mars. It’s not the only mission to head to the red planet. Two more missions from NASA and the Chinese space agency are en route. To talk about this new fleet of Martian explorers and what questions they seek to answer, we speak with Jake Robins, host of the WeMartians podcast and ...