Space Exploration
An Arabian space odyssey
The Space Technology and Innovation Lab is propelling Khalifa University to the forefront of space exploration, one CubeSat at a time.
Space Exploration
Pioneering space research and discovery in the Middle East, the UAE has already made history as the first Arab nation to launch a mission to Mars. A look at the latest advancements in the UAE’s space science and technology missions, and the implications of their findings for humanity.
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Space Exploration
Pioneering plasma research in the UAE
Ioannis Kourakis, Professor of Mathematics at Khalifa University.
Space Exploration
Forecasting air quality for cleaner skies across the United Arab Emirates
How Khalifa University is monitoring air quality across the country to mitigate climate change.
Space Exploration
Detailed profiling of the Martian atmosphere
Data from an infrared spectrometer on board the Emirates Mars Mission allows detailed analysis of atmospheric conditions during the Aphelion season.
Space Exploration
Revealing insights into cloud formations on Mars
Analysis of new images taken from the Emirates Mars Mission highlights the daily and seasonal patterns of the Aphelion Cloud Belt.
Space Exploration
Simulating Saturn’s dusty waves
Khalifa University scientists have modeled the complex way that particles of dust oscillate in the dusty environment of the rings surrounding Saturn.
Space Exploration
Dark matter and the Milky Way
Dark matter could hold key to the nature of a recently discovered supermassive black hole.