# Spacecraft launches from Japan to collect dust from Mars’s moon Phobos

https://mins.news/en/item/107330

- BBC News, 2026-10-19 19:45 UTC
- Science
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cmvgxvkv54w1o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> A spacecraft led by Japan’s space agency has launched toward Phobos, where it aims to collect 10g of dust and return it to Earth in 2031. Scientists hope the sample will help resolve how Mars’s two moons formed.

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