Space

Deep Dive: Japan to launch historic round-trip mission to Mars moon

Ran in the 1:05 PM edition of LivePulse, Monday, October 19, 2026
Original reporting: Phys.org Space, 2026-10-18

Japanese scientists are readying a mission to Mars' moons to retrieve samples that could help unlock the origins of the solar system and life on Earth, in what aims to be the first round trip to the Martian region.

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