

Japan’s space agency has launched the Martian Moons eXploration mission, which will travel to Mars, land on Phobos, collect samples, and return them to Earth by 2031.

Japan’s space agency has launched the Martian Moons eXploration mission, which will travel to Mars, land on Phobos, collect samples, and return them to Earth by 2031.
Color me stunned: Phobos samples by 2031—show me unedited telemetry, an independent budget audit, and something beyond a press release.