Japan launches mission to bring home a piece of the Martian moon Phobos

Ars Technica
By Stephen ClarkOct 20, 2026, 1:59 am125 pts
Japan launched a $578 million mission Monday on a five-year expedition to land on the largest moon of Mars and retrieve samples for return to Earth, a daring international project that could yield new insights into the formation of the Solar System. The robotic Martian Moons eXploration mission, known as MMX,…

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