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The United Arab Emirates has completed a fully autonomous probe that will land on an asteroid 5 billion kilometers from Earth. If successful in 2028, it will be only the seventh asteroid ever reached by a landing probe.
The United Arab Emirates will launch an ambitious spacecraft in 2028 to explore seven asteroids and land on one 200 million miles from Earth. The mission marks the Gulf nation's bold push to become a top 10 space economy by 2031.
The United Arab Emirates is sending a homegrown probe on an 8-year journey to land on an asteroid 5 billion kilometers from Earth. If successful in 2036, it will be only the seventh asteroid ever reached by a spacecraft.
The United Arab Emirates just finished building a spacecraft designed to land on an asteroid, marking the first time the nation has developed such advanced space technology entirely within its borders. The probe will launch as part of the Emirates Mission to the Asteroid Belt, pushing the boundaries of what's possible in space exploration.
The United Arab Emirates just finished building its own asteroid landing probe for an upcoming deep space mission. The locally designed spacecraft marks a major leap in the nation's space technology capabilities.
The United Arab Emirates has built its first asteroid-landing probe in Abu Dhabi, set to touch down on a mysterious space rock that may hold clues to how water reached our planet. Only six asteroids in history have ever been reached by a probe on their surface.
The UAE has built its own space probe for a groundbreaking asteroid mission, achieving flight-readiness in under two years. The homegrown technology demonstrates how the nation is building deep-space expertise from the ground up.
A NASA probe on its way to explore a metal asteroid just sent back a psychedelic timelapse of Mars taken from 2,800 miles away. The spacecraft is heading to investigate an asteroid that might be the exposed iron core of an ancient planet.
A spacecraft on a seven-year journey to explore a metal-rich asteroid just sent back thousands of breathtaking images of Mars. The rare views captured during a May flyby reveal the red planet like few have seen it before.
A spacecraft on its way to study a metal asteroid just captured incredibly detailed images of Mars, revealing ancient craters and volcanic plains in vivid color. The unexpected flyby gave scientists a bonus treasure trove of data about the Red Planet.
A Chinese spacecraft just captured the first close-up image of a mysterious asteroid that follows Earth like a tiny companion. After traveling 621 million miles over 400 days, Tianwen-2 is now preparing to bring samples of this cosmic neighbor back home.
After traveling through space for more than a year, China's Tianwen-2 probe has reached a tiny asteroid orbiting near Earth to collect samples that could unlock secrets about how our solar system formed. The mission marks China's first attempt to bring back pieces of an asteroid, joining the US and Japan in this exciting frontier of space exploration.