Japan launches spacecraft to collect samples from Mars's moon Phobos

Japan has launched an uncrewed mission to collect rock and dust samples from Phobos, one of Mars's two moons, and bring them back to Earth. Reports say the spacecraft is due near Mars around August next year.

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