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Japan's sample return mission to Phobos may also collect some Mars dust: Japan’s MMX mission will be the first to the moons of Mars and it aims to bring ...
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Japan launches mission to return samples from Mars moon: Japan launched an uncrewed spacecraft toward the Martian moon Phobos on Tuesday on a mission intended ...
reuters.com/science/japan-launches-mission-return-samples-mars-moon-2026-10-19/
Scientists simulate cosmic crashes to test whether icy moons gain or lose their ability to sustain life
phys.org/news/2026-09-scientists-simulate-cosmic-icy-moons.html
Giant impacts may strip small icy moons of subsurface oceans: Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) scientists used simulations to understand the role disruptive ...
phys.org/news/2026-09-giant-impacts-small-icy-moons.html
New Scientist Jun 10
Hundreds of new moons are revealing our solar system's violent history: The outer solar system once seemed like a quiet backwater. But a glut of tiny ...
newscientist.com/article/2527870-hundreds-of-new-moons-are-revealing-our-solar-systems-violent-history/
WIRED Jun 06
The Moons of Uranus May Hold the Key to Finding Missing Planets: New simulations reveal that the moons of Uranus may retain traces of giant planets.
wired.com/story/the-moons-of-uranus-may-hold-the-key-to-finding-missing-planets/
Yorkshire Live Feb 17
Six-planet parade to take place next week - how to spot: Planetary parades, or alignments, take place when major planets in the solar system appear aligned from ...
examinerlive.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/six-planet-parade-take-place-33439741
Astronomers found a tiny moon orbiting Uranus. There are likely more waiting to be spotted | CNN
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