Japan's MMX mission set to grab a piece of Mars's moon Phobos
A spacecraft is set to launch on an ambitious mission to bring 10g of Martian moon dust back to Earth.
Mission set to blast off for Mars to grab a piece of its moon A space mission is set to launch on Monday that will attempt to grab a piece of Mars' moon Phobos and bring it back to Earth. If it is successful, this will become the first time a sample ... [3978 chars]
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- ISRO & space
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- BBC
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- Monday, 19 October 2026, 4:30 am IST
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