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  "id": 15403848,
  "title": "Japan to launch spacecraft on a mission to get samples from a Martian moon",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/japan-to-launch-spacecraft-on-a-mission-to-get-samples-from-a-martian-15403848",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-18T11:38:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-10-japan-spacecraft-mission-samples-martian.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Japan is set 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.",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu - Sci-Tech",
        "title": "Japan to launch spacecraft on a mission to get samples from a Martian moon",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/japan-to-launch-spacecraft-on-a-mission-to-get-samples-from-a-martian",
        "published": "2026-10-18T06:15:25.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Mainichi",
        "title": "Japan to launch spacecraft on a mission to get samples from a Martian moon",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/japan-to-launch-spacecraft-on-a-mission-to-get-samples-from-a-martian-15386317",
        "published": "2026-10-18T09:00:09.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Japan is betting on a tiny Martian moon to answer huge questions about life",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/japan-is-betting-on-a-tiny-martian-moon-to-answer-huge-questions",
        "published": "2026-10-18T13:00:00.000Z"
      }
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