Tokyo—Japanese scientists successfully launched a spacecraft Tuesday that aims to be the first to retrieve samples from one ...

The spacecraft is due to arrive near Mars around August next year, where it will orbit one of its moons, Phobos.

JAXA's Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) probe has launched on an H3 rocket. It aims to collect at least 10 g of samples from ...

By indirectly probing the depths of Uranus and Neptune's atmospheres, an international team of scientists has revealed a significant contrast in their chemical composition. Neptune appears to be more ...

Soil samples collected by the MMX probe will shed light on the mysterious origin of the red planet's two moons, Phobos and ...

WVU researchers lead a $2.7 million project to improve solar storm forecasts, helping satellite operators predict orbital ...

Mars’ largely unexplored moons are getting their moment in the spotlight as a new mission prepares to take flight.

Samples from Phobos will provide useful data for scientists to consider using a Martian moon as a base for a future manned ...

The flagship H3 rocket carrying the unmanned Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) probe blasted off into a pitch black sky from ...

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's spacecraft is expected to reach the Martian system in August 2027 and return samples ...

Scheduled to lift off as early as Monday, Oct. 19, at 3:41 p.m. EDT from the JAXA Tanegashima Space Center, MMX is a first-of-its-kind mission that will not only study the moons of Mars but bring ...