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Japan launches spacecraft to collect Phobos moondust and return it to Earth

A spacecraft has launched from Japan on the Mars Moons Exploration mission to Phobos, where it aims to gather moondust—about 10g—and bring it back, which would be the first sample from Mars or its moons studied in Earth labs. Led by the Japanese Space Agency, it is due at Phobos in August 2027, will