Emirates Mars Mission (Hope Probe)
The UAE's Hope Probe has studied the Martian atmosphere from orbit since 2021, and its mission is now extended until 2028 (UAE Space Agency).
Image: NASA/JPL/USGS (PIA00422, Valles Marineris, Viking orbiter mosaic).
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The Arab world's first interplanetary mission is still sending home Martian weather.
Hope set out to collect a terabyte of new data on Mars's atmosphere and has gathered ten (UAE Space Agency).
Source: Emirates News Agency (WAM), UAE Space Agency extends Emirates Mars Mission until 2028, 17 Feb 2026
Explain Like I'm 10
- Hope is a spacecraft from the United Arab Emirates that circles Mars.
- It studies the air and weather on Mars, all around the planet.
- Scientists everywhere can download its data for free to learn how planets change.
The Five W's of the Hope Probe
Who
The UAE Space Agency. The Emirates Mars Mission is the first interplanetary exploration undertaken by an Arab nation.
Source: Emirates News Agency (WAM), UAE Space Agency extends Emirates Mars Mission until 2028, 17 Feb 2026
What
The Hope Probe, an orbiter that studies Mars's atmosphere and climate, and has also flown past the moon Deimos.
Source: Emirates News Agency (WAM), UAE Space Agency extends Emirates Mars Mission until 2028, 17 Feb 2026
When
In Mars The curved path an object takes as it travels around a planet, moon or star, like a satellite circling Earth. Glossary since 2021. Planned for two years, the mission is now extended until 2028.
Source: Emirates News Agency (WAM), UAE Space Agency extends Emirates Mars Mission until 2028, 17 Feb 2026
Where
In orbit around Mars. In October 2025 it also imaged the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS.
Source: Emirates News Agency (WAM), UAE Space Agency extends Emirates Mars Mission until 2028, 17 Feb 2026
Why
To give the world unique data on the Martian atmosphere and build experience for future deep-space missions.
Source: Emirates News Agency (WAM), UAE Space Agency extends Emirates Mars Mission until 2028, 17 Feb 2026
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Impact Statement
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Hope's 10 terabytes of data have gone out in 16 releases to more than 200 academic and research institutions, and fed more than 35 peer-reviewed papers (UAE Space Agency).
Source: Emirates News Agency (WAM), UAE Space Agency extends Emirates Mars Mission until 2028, 17 Feb 2026
In October 2025, Hope turned away from Mars to photograph Comet 3I/ATLAS, the third known interstellar object (UAE Space Agency).
How This Saves People & the Planet
For People
The UAE Space Agency says the mission helps improve understanding of climate change and has helped build the country's science and education A community of living things and the place they live, like a reef or a forest, all depending on each other. Glossary.
Source: Emirates News Agency (WAM), UAE Space Agency extends Emirates Mars Mission until 2028, 17 Feb 2026
For Nature
Hope has made pioneering observations of the Martian aurora and given a new understanding of where the moon Deimos came from (UAE Space Agency).
Source: Emirates News Agency (WAM), UAE Space Agency extends Emirates Mars Mission until 2028, 17 Feb 2026
Learn More About Hope
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