Hope • October 21, 2026

Japan Successfully Launches Mission to Bring Home the First-Ever Martian Moon Samples 

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Japan Successfully Launches Mission to Bring Home the First-Ever Martian Moon Samples 

In a stellar step forward for planetary science, Japan successfully launched a spacecraft on October 19th, headed for the mysterious moons of Mars. The mission aims to collect soil samples and bring them back to Earth for the first time in history.⁠ The Martian Moons eXploration mission, known as MMX, lifted off from Tanegashima Space

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