Japan launches world's first mission to bring sample back from phobos

The News International - Oct 18, 2026

Japan launches world’s first mission to bring sample back from phobosJapan is set to launch a spacecraft on the world’s first mission to bring back samples from the Phobos-a potato-shaped moon revolving around Mars.Scientists expect that the mission will take five years, providing a...

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