Japan launched a spacecraft toward Mars today (20 October) on an unprecedented mission to explore the planet's mysterious moons and bring samples back to Earth. Five of the world's space agencies have ...

Japan has successfully launched its Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) spacecraft on a mission to explore Mars' moons and bring samples of their surface material back to Earth. Led by the ...

Japan is scheduled to launch its Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) spacecraft on 20 October 2026 aboard an H3 rocket from Tanegashima Space Center ...

Japan has launched an ambitious mission to explore Phobos, one of Mars’ two moons, and bring samples back to Earth for ...

A Japanese spacecraft was on its way to one of Mars's moons on Tuesday on a world-first mission to retrieve samples, potentially helping unlock the origins of the Solar System and life on Earth.

Japan launched a $578 million mission Monday on a five-year expedition to land on the largest moon of Mars and retrieve ...

ESA's Euclid telescope unexpectedly spotted comet C/2026 S1, showcasing how this deep-space galaxy mapper can also track ...

An ambitious Mars mission is scheduled to launch Monday afternoon from the Tanegashima Space Center in Japan. Led by the ...

Soil samples collected by the MMX probe will shed light on the mysterious origin of the red planet's two moons, Phobos and ...

Mars’ largely unexplored moons are getting their moment in the spotlight as a new mission prepares to take flight.

Astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) were surprised to discover the earliest phases of ...

Samples from Phobos will provide useful data for scientists to consider using a Martian moon as a base for a future manned ...