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UAE completes Arab world's first solo space probe – and sets course for an asteroid
NatureThursday, October 8, 2026 at 12:00 AM
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Nature, Published online: 08 October 2026; doi:10. 1038/d41586-026-03154-4 The device will be launched on a joint UAE-US-built craft.
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- Scientific signal separates durable discovery from noise — and often foreshadows policy and product. Nature, Published online: 08 October 2026; doi:10. 1038/d41586-026-03154-4 The device will be launched on a joint UAE-US-built craft.
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Nature, Published online: 08 October 2026; doi:10. 1038/d41586-026-03154-4 The device will be launched on a joint UAE-US-built craft.
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Scientific signal separates durable discovery from noise — and often foreshadows policy and product.
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Nature published: UAE completes Arab world's first solo space probe – and sets course for an asteroid
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