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UAE announces mission to explore asteroids

The Emirates is the first Arab state to have a Mars mission and already has a probe circling the planet.
NASA/JPL-Caltech

The United Arab Emirates announced a new space exploration mission on Tuesday.

The spacecraft will launch in 2028 to explore the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. The mission aims to land on an asteroid by 2033, which would make the UAE the fourth country in history to accomplish the feat, the official Emirates News Agency reported.

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