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October 19, 2026 at 07:41 PM
Scientists Don't Know How Mars Acquired Its Two Moons. Japan Just Launched a Historic Space Mission That Will Fetch Samples to Find Out
Source:
Smithsonian Magazine
Japan's space agency launched a historic mission to Mars' moon Phobos, aiming to collect samples by 2027 and return them to Earth by 2031 to understand its origin.
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