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MMX Mission Launches Toward Mars Moon Phobos

The Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) mission has lifted off, beginning its voyage to Phobos, the larger of Mars's two moons. Developed primarily by JAXA with contributions from ESA and other international partners, the mission aims to land on Phobos's surface to collect samples and study the

JAXA's Martian Moons eXploration Mission Successfully Launches

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has announced the successful launch of its Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) spacecraft. The mission launched aboard H3 Launch Vehicle flight No. 10, marking another milestone in JAXA's interplanetary exploration program. MMX is designed to travel to the Martian system and conduct detailed

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Russian Satellite Conducts Close Approach to Ukrainian-Backed Commercial Orbital Asset

Reports from space domain awareness analysts describe a concerning orbital encounter involving a Russian satellite approaching a commercial spacecraft that supports Ukrainian operations. The Russian satellite, identified as Kosmos 2612, progressively closed distance with the ICEYE-X36 spacecraft over a period of observation. According to tracking data, Kosmos 2612 transitioned

Japan Launches Historic MMX Mission to Bring Home First-Ever Samples from Mars' Moon Phobos

Japan has successfully launched the Martian Moon eXploration (MMX) mission, an ambitious undertaking that aims to achieve a historic first: returning samples from Phobos, one of Mars' two moons, to Earth. The spacecraft, developed by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), lifted off and is now en route to

Japan Launches Mission to Study Mars Moons and Solve Planetary Mystery

Scientists have long debated how Mars came to have its two small moons, Phobos and Deimos. Several theories exist—including the possibility that they are captured asteroids, remnants of a giant impact, or fragments from a disrupted larger moon—but no consensus has been reached. Japan's space agency

NASA's Year-Long Mars Simulation Crew Completes Historic Habitat Stay

NASA's pioneering simulated Mars mission has reached a significant milestone as the crew inside a purpose-built habitat marked one full year of isolation. The Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog (CHAPEA) mission places volunteers in a 1,700-square-foot habitat designed to replicate the conditions astronauts

NASA Opens $34 Billion Space Station Contract Race as ISS Retirement Approaches

NASA's Commercial Space Station Push NASA has initiated a substantial competitive procurement process worth approximately $34 billion to develop commercial space stations that will succeed the International Space Station (ISS). This move comes as the ISS approaches the final years of its operational life, prompting the space agency