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  "id": 15675903,
  "title": "Japan launches spacecraft on historic Mars moon mission",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/japan-launches-spacecraft-on-historic-mars-moon-mission",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-19T23:59:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Le Monde English",
    "slug": "le-monde-english",
    "url": "https://www.lemonde.fr/en/science/article/2026/10/20/japan-launches-spacecraft-on-historic-mars-moon-mission_6759270_10.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The probe is set to land on Mars moon Phobos, where it will collect at least 10 grams of material during its mission. Scientists hope it will reveal how the planet Mars and its two moons formed.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Mashable",
        "title": "Watch Japan launch the first ever Mars-bound mission designed to come back",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/watch-japan-launch-the-first-ever-mars-bound-mission-designed-to-come",
        "published": "2026-10-18T18:19:53.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Sky News Tech",
        "title": "Japan launches mission to Mars to bring back samples from its moon",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/japan-launches-mission-to-mars-to-bring-back-samples-from-its-moon",
        "published": "2026-10-19T20:04:00.000Z"
      }
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}