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  "id": 16048386,
  "title": "Veteran ESA probe rolls out welcome mat for Japan's Phobos mission",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/veteran-esa-probe-rolls-out-welcome-mat-for-japans-phobos-mission-16048386",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-22T10:45:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Register Science",
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    "url": "https://www.theregister.com/science/2026/10/22/veteran-esa-probe-rolls-out-welcome-mat-for-japans-phobos-mission/5304684"
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  "summary": "Mars Express could support MMX's 2027 arrival as another 'last ever' extension keeps old spacecraft in flight",
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      {
        "outlet": "Guardian Science",
        "title": "‘Once-in-a-lifetime chance’: Japan launches historic mission to collect rocks from Mars’s moon Phobos",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/once-in-a-lifetime-chance-japan-launches-historic-mission-to-collect",
        "published": "2026-10-19T23:37:57.000Z"
      }
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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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