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Japan launches ambitious robotic mission to land on Martian moon Phobos, return samples to Earth

Japan launched an ambitious $350 million mission to Mars on Monday to study the red planet’s two moons in unprecedented detail, dropping a small rover on the largest — Phobos — before the mothership touches down to robotically collect soil samples for return to Earth. The primary goal of the Martian Moons Exploration mission, or […]

Japan’s MMX Spacecraft Begins Its Journey to Fetch Rocks from Mars’ Moon Phobos

Japan’s Martian Moons eXploration spacecraft, known as MMX, lifted off from the Yoshinobu Launch Complex at Tanegashima Space Center in the early hours of Tuesday morning local time, riding Japan’s H3 rocket on its tenth flight. The vehicle, in its most powerful H3-24L configuration with four solid boosters, left the pad at 4:41 a.m. Japan […]

Jamie Carragher makes Premier League title prediction as Arsenal chase Man City | Football

Liverpool legend and ex-England defender Jamie Carragher (Picture: Sky Sports) Jamie Carragher still views Arsenal as favourites to win the Premier League despite Manchester City taking an early lead in the title race. Man City maintained their perfect start to the new season with a 3-2 win over Ipswich Town on Saturday. That briefly sent […]

Expedition to find Amelia Earhart’s missing plane comes up empty

A mysterious object discovered near a remote Pacific island is not the wreckage of Amelia Earhart’s missing plane, researchers said after an expedition to the site, dealing another setback to efforts to solve one of aviation’s greatest mysteries nearly 90 years after the pilot disappeared. “Evidence gathered at the Taraia Peninsula on Nikumaroro confirmed that […]

Alan Shearer names ‘good replacement’ for Michael Carrick at Manchester United | Football

Manchester United manager Michael Carrick (Picture: Getty) Alan Shearer believes Brighton manager Fabian Hurzeler would be a ‘good replacement’ for Michael Carrick at Manchester United. Carrick’s position at Old Trafford is already uncertain following United’s poor start to the season. The ex-England midfielder made a superb impact upon his return to Manchester United last season, […]