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  "id": 15388469,
  "title": "Japan to launch historic round-trip mission to Mars moon",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/japan-to-launch-historic-round-trip-mission-to-mars-moon-15388469",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-18T09:20:00.000Z",
  "source": {
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  "summary": "The flagship H3 rocket carrying the MMX is set to blast off from the Tanegashima Space Center on Tuesday (Oct 20) at 4.41am.",
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        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Japan to launch spacecraft on mission to get samples from Martian moon",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/japan-to-launch-spacecraft-on-mission-to-get-samples-from-martian-moon",
        "published": "2026-10-18T03:22:03.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Japan's Mars moon mission aims to bring samples home despite Phobos’ treacherous, low gravity terrain",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/japans-mars-moon-mission-aims-to-bring-samples-home-despite-phobos",
        "published": "2026-10-18T05:19:02.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Dawn",
        "title": "Japan to launch historic round-trip mission to Mars moon",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/japan-to-launch-historic-round-trip-mission-to-mars-moon",
        "published": "2026-10-18T05:56:30.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Japan Today",
        "title": "Japan to launch historic round-trip mission to Mars moon",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/japan-to-launch-historic-round-trip-mission-to-mars-moon-15373091",
        "published": "2026-10-18T06:54:07.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "KahawaTungu",
        "title": "Japan to launch historic round-trip mission to Mars moon",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/japan-to-launch-historic-round-trip-mission-to-mars-moon-15368603",
        "published": "2026-10-18T07:01:24.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "Japan readies Martian moon mission to uncover origins of life",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/japan-readies-martian-moon-mission-to-uncover-origins-of-life",
        "published": "2026-10-18T10:35:21.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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