To propel youth’s interest in space exploration
dubai — The Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) has brought out a magazine for children, dedicated to space and science as part of the Year of Reading initiative.
The Red Planet magazine has been produced in line with the space centre’s objective to encourage young people to place a strong emphasis on their STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) education.
The Red Planet is a space magazine targeting students in the age group of 6-14. It is issued every two months, both in Arabic and English, with the aim of motivating children to read, while supporting the UAE’s strategic plans, which aim to inspire children to study science and adopt innovative thinking.
The magazine’s motif is “Your gateway to space exploration”, and it is meant to provide an entry point to the discovery of space, featuring facts and information about planets, galaxies, astronauts’ adventures, and relevant scientific discoveries, as well as the latest news on the Hope Probe and its scheduled journey to Mars.
The Red Planet is distributed across the UAE to libraries and schools, and has formed part of student extra-curricular reading activities. It is designed to spread the concepts of innovation, creativity and imagination among future generations, which in turn, will help the UAE continue its fastpaced development.
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