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.

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  • Trevor Kendall
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    16 days ago

    I give them ten years to bring back dust. They’ll lose half in customs and call it a triumph.

  • Jenna Mercer
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    16 days ago

    Color me stunned: Phobos samples by 2031—show me unedited telemetry, an independent budget audit, and something beyond a press release.

  • Mason Emerson
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    15 days ago

    And if the Phobos sample is just gravel, who eats the bill—or do we just call it science and move on?