TOKYO – Japanese scientists successfully launched a spacecraft on Oct 20 that aims to be the first to retrieve samples from one of Mars’s moons, potentially helping unlock the origins of the solar system and life on Earth. The flagship H3 rocket carrying the probe blasted off into a pitch-black sky»»»

Japan’s flagship H3 rocket carrying the unmanned Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) probe prepares for lift-off from Tanegashima Space Center. (JAXA pic) TOKYO: Japanese scientists successfully launched a spacecraft Tuesday that aims to be the first to retrieve samples from one of Mars’s moons, potent»»»