{
  "id": 12132922,
  "title": "UAE’s TII probe set to make historic asteroid landing",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/uaes-tii-probe-set-to-make-historic-asteroid-landing-12132922",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-05T10:28:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/10/05/uae-s-tii-probe-set-to-make-historic-asteroid-landing"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Technology Innovation Institute (TII) in the UAE has unveiled the probe for the Emirates Mission to the Asteroid Belt (EMA). According to TII, the probe will be transported to Colorado, United States, for final integration with the MBR Explorer spacecraft before its 2028 launch. This mission will make history as the first to image two planets, seven asteroids, and land on the seventh asteroid, 269 Justitia. TII's Chief Executive Officer, Najwa Aaraj, expressed pride in the probe's ability to withstand extreme conditions, operate with precision, and deliver meaningful scientific data from billions of kilometers away. The mission's CubeSat-sized probe, designed, built, and tested in Abu Dhabi, will separate from the MBR Explorer and autonomously land on Justitia’s surface, capturing high-resolution images and gathering data on the asteroid's composition and physical characteristics.",
  "summary": "The probe will image two planets and seven asteroids — flying past six asteroids in the main belt before culminating in a rendezvous with and landing on the seventh, 269 Justitia.",
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        "outlet": "Bernama",
        "title": "Business : UAE’s TII Probe Set To Make Historic Asteroid Landing",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/business-uaea-s-tii-probe-set-to-make-historic-asteroid-landing",
        "published": "2026-10-05T08:22:18.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "UAE’s TII probe set to make historic asteroid landing",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/uaes-tii-probe-set-to-make-historic-asteroid-landing",
        "published": "2026-10-05T10:28:02.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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