Once-in-a-lifetime chance: Japan launches historic mission to collect rocks from Marss moon Phobos

Scientists hope Martian material collected will shed light on the origins of the solar system and life on EarthJapan has successfully launched a spacecraft on an unprecedented mission to bring back samples from one of Marss moons that scientists hope will shed light on the origins of the solar system and life on Earth.The Martian Moons Exploration (MMX) spacecraft, propelled by Japans flagship H3 rocket, lifted off before dawn from Tanegashima island in the countrys far south-west, the Japan Aer...