Japan to launch spacecraft on a mission to get samples from a Martian moon

It is hoped the world-first, five-year mission will help to answer the burning question of whether there was ever life on Mars.

An international space mission aiming to collect sand and rock from one of Mars's moons is expected to land in Australia once the sample is retrieved.

Japan has launched a spacecraft on world-first, five-year mission to Mars, in a bid to answer the burning question: Did life ever exist on the red planet?

Japan launched a spacecraft towards Mars in a ground-breaking mission to bring back samples from the largest of the planet's two moons.

Japanese scientists will launch a spacecraft on Tuesday that aims to be the first to retrieve samples from one of Mars' moons, potentially helping unlock the origins of the solar system and life on Earth.

JAXA is leading an international mission to reach Mars’ Phobos moon and bring soil back to Earth. If successful, it could unlock new clues about the history of the solar system.

Voyage due to launch early Tuesday morning Japan time will be watched for further potential signs of life on red planet

For the first time ever, a spacecraft will travel all the way to the Mars system and return. But first, it has to get through the launch

A spacecraft is set to launch on an ambitious mission to bring 10g of Martian moon dust back to Earth.

Japanese space agency leads five-year mission to Phobos, one of ‘most important unclimbed mountains in the solar system’ Japan is to launch a spacecraft on the world’s first mission to bring back samples from Phobos, one of the two small, potato-shaped moons orbiting Mars.…