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  "id": 15729519,
  "title": "Japan launches spacecraft to mysterious moons of Mars in a bold mission to bring home soil samples",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/japan-launches-spacecraft-to-mysterious-moons-of-mars-in-a-bold-15729519",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-20T09:40:13.000Z",
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  "summary": "A Japanese spacecraft rocketed toward Mars on Tuesday on a quest to explore its mysterious moons and bring back samples.",
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        "title": "Japan launches ambitious robotic mission to Martian moon Phobos",
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        "outlet": "Nippon.com News",
        "title": "Japan Successfully Launches Rocket with Martian Moon Probe",
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        "published": "2026-10-20T01:11:32.000Z"
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        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "Japan launches mission to explore Mars' moons and bring back samples",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/japan-launches-mission-to-explore-mars-moons-and-bring-back-samples",
        "published": "2026-10-20T01:29:41.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Japan launches historic mission to bring back Mars moon samples",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/japan-launches-historic-mission-to-bring-back-mars-moon-samples",
        "published": "2026-10-20T04:08:33.000Z"
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