Japan has successfully launched a spacecraft as part of a mission to bring back material from Phobos, one of Mars’s moons, which scientists hope will shed light on the origins of the solar system.
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It is expected to reach Mars’s orbit in August 2027 and is scheduled to return in 2031, according to the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (Jaxa).
‘Once-in-a-lifetime chance’: Japan launches historic mission to collect rocks from Mars’s moon Phobos ► https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/20/japan-mars-moon-mission-phobos-collect-rocks?CMP=yt_gn
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