UAE Space Agency to monitor meteors

The UAE Space Agency will soon be monitoring meteors and asteroids. Officials have signed a deal with the Abu Dhabi-based International Astronomy Centre to set up three watch stations in the capital, Al Ain and the Western Region.. Special technology will track meteor and satellite movements in space, with each station containing two powerful cameras for more accurate calculations. It’s hoped the monitoring programme will be ready by the end of next year. The agreement was signed by His Excellency Dr. Khalifa Al Rumaithi, Chairman of the UAE Space Agency and Khalfan Al Nuaimi, General Manager of the International Astronomy Centre in Abu Dhabi. It comes after the UAE Space Agency and International Astronomy Centre agreed to jointly keep an eye on some space junk due to enter the Earth’s atmosphere on November 13.