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  "id": 15593515,
  "title": "Japan launching bold sample-return mission to Mars moon Phobos today: Watch it live",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/japan-launching-bold-sample-return-mission-to-mars-moon-phobos-today",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-19T10:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Space.com",
    "slug": "space-com",
    "url": "https://www.space.com/astronomy/mars/japan-launching-bold-sample-return-mission-to-mars-moon-phobos-today-watch-it-live"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Japan will launch its audacious MMX sample-return mission to Mars today (Oct. 19), and you can watch the historic action live.",
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  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "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"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Phys.org",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-10-18T11:38:40.000Z"
      },
      {
        "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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  "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."
}