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UAE’s Hope orbiter

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UAE’s ‘Hope’ probe begins close encounters with martian moon Deimos

24 April 2023 Astronomy Now

The United Arab Emirates “Hope” probe is now making repeated close flybys of the martian moon Deimos – and snapping spectacular pictures.

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Perseverance Mars rover lands on Mars, beams back dramatic photos

19 February 2021 Astronomy Now

NASA’s Perseverance rover lands on Mars, the first step in a joint U.S.-European mission to bring samples back to Earth.

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Imagining Perseverance rover’s destination as it once appeared

11 February 2021 Astronomy Now

NASA’s Perseverance rover is on course to land on Mars next week. An artist’s impression shows its target – Jezero Crater – as it might have appeared in the distant past.

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China’s Tianwen-1 joins the party at Mars with Perseverance on the way

10 February 2021 Astronomy Now

China’s Tianwen-1 joins UAE’s Hope probe in orbit around Mars while NASA’s Perseverance rover closes in for landing

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Three spacecraft home in on Mars to open new era of exploration

8 February 2021 Astronomy Now

Three’s a crowd: UAE’s Hope orbiter, China’s Tianwen 1 and NASA’s Perseverance rover reach Mars

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  • Witness to history: Artemis II, lunar exploration and hope
    2 April 2026
  • Artificial Intelligence uncovers more than 100 new worlds in NASA data
    25 March 2026
  • XRISM solves gamma-Cas’s 50-year X-ray mystery
    24 March 2026
  • Molten lava world points to new class of planet
    16 March 2026
  • Dr Allan Chapman (1946-2026)
    26 January 2026

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