Dimitra Atri

The mission is operating around Mars since 2021 and has been extended to 2028. Our team is actively working on understanding this planet. While we navigate uncertainty on Earth, we keep asking the biggest question of all: are we alone?

From up there, you don't see borders or conflicts. You see worlds waiting to be understood. This is Mars. Not from NASA. Not from ESA. From the UAE's Hope orbiter @hopemarsmission #mars #nyuad #uae #abudhabi #dubai

@astronomy_stars Thanks, Yuta, much appreciated. Trying to do our best given the circumstances.

@cosmicatri Hoping you and your family/friends/colleagues are safe !

From up there, you don't see borders or conflicts. You see our planet, our home. This is the UAE, photographed by UAE astronaut Hazza AlMansoori from the ISS. This is why we do what we do. Our lab exists because this country decided to reach for the stars. #uae #abudhabi #dubai

Traces of ancient underground water beneath the Martian surface reveal that the planet may have remained habitable for life much longer than previously thought. 🌌 Led by Dimitra Atri, scientists from NYU Abu Dhabi’s Space Exploration Lab found new evidence showing Mars’ potential to support life. 🔗 Learn more: ow.ly/z5QN50Xrzlu #NYUAD #MarsResearch #UAEResearch

My first paper is published @jgrplanets, It explores lithified dunes in Gale Crater and UAE analogues, revealing how dune water interacts in dry period and improve habitability on Mars. Grateful to Dr Dimitra @cosmicatri for the guidance and support. agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/20…

Life on Mars? Not so fast. This new paper is exciting, but we need to be careful. Finding chemical reactions that could support life is not the same as finding life itself. One rock, one sample, one set of reactions isn’t enough to make that leap.

Enceladus, a moon of Saturn, could theoretically harbor underground life sustained by cosmic rays, according to a new study. sciencenews.org/article/cosmic…

The work provides “justification for looking at unconventional places to find life in the universe.” sciencenews.org/article/cosmic…

There’s a line from Jurassic Park that I often think about: “Life finds a way”. Every time we study microbes thriving in boiling acid, in Antarctica, or deep underground, we see that truth repeated. Opinion | Dimitra Atri @cosmicatri via @TheNationalNews #Echobox=1754911286" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">thenationalnews.com/opinion/commen…

Electrons released when cosmic rays strike water-ice can provide energy for microbes and facilitate the formation of complex organic molecules. space.com/science/alien-…

NYU Abu Dhabi study uncovers how life can survive on Mars thenationalnews.com/future/space/2…

🚀 A new study from NYU Abu Dhabi’s Space Exploration Laboratory has found that high-energy particles from space, cosmic rays, could generate the energy needed to support life underground on planets in our solar system. 📖 Learn more: ow.ly/34zj50WB91T #UAEResearch

@therebeDragos @SciGuySpace I know. But they are the only option now and have the potential and capability to make a reliable HLS, which @SpaceX is currently struggling with.

@cosmicatri @SciGuySpace Their cadence is just low...

This is now a realistic possibility given that NASA’s immediate goal is to land astronauts on the Moon as soon as possible.

To boldly grow: India's history-making astronaut farms in space thenationalnews.com/future/space/2…

Good to see the astronauts on board and ready for liftoff!

Looking forward to #Ax4 launch tomorrow!

“The laser rangefinder used to measure the distance to the lunar surface experienced delays in obtaining valid measurement values. As a result, the lander was unable to decelerate sufficiently to reach the required speed for the planned lunar landing.” @ispace_inc

@therebeDragos @ispace_inc Yup. Sad day for many teams who worked on this...

@cosmicatri @ispace_inc Another techno-meteorite on the moon...

187 km/h with 52 meters to go...it looks like it came in too fast and impacted the surface. @ispace_inc