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JAXA
Japan launches robotic spacecraft to collect samples from Martian moon Phobos
Japan launched the Martian Moons Exploration mission to determine whether Phobos and Deimos are captured asteroids or the result of an ancient giant impact on Mars.
Hayabusa2 probe skims asteroid in Japan's planetary defense test
The Hayabusa2 spacecraft has successfully completed a high-speed flyby of asteroid Torifune as part of a Japanese planetary defense technology trial.