Can Japan bring a piece of Mars’ moon back to Earth? Inside the ambitious MMX mission

Japan’s MMX mission is scheduled to launch on Tuesday, aiming to bring back the first-ever samples from Phobos, one of Mars’ ...

Mars moons exploration: Japan’s MMX to fetch Phobos soil; samples may solve moons’ origins

A Japanese space mission is set to lift off on October 20 with an ambitious goal: collect a sample from Phobos, one of Mars’ ...