Months after successfully launching and operating its first spacecraft around Mars, the United Arab Emirates has set its eyes on two daring missions, exploring Venus and the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. "The launch of a new project to explore Venus and the asteroid belt sets an ambitious new goal for our country’s burgeoning space programme," Mohammed bin Zayed …
Auroras, the shimmering, glowing curtains of colour created by charged protons and electrons emitted from the Sun and interacting with Earth's magnetic field are a common sight in polar regions. The United Arab Emirates Hope Probe, hovering over Mars, has witnessed the rare phenomenon of beacons of light glowing above the atmosphere. "The UAE's Hope Probe, the first-ever Arab interplanetary …
