Japanese spacecraft could become the first to bring Martian samples back to Earth

Summary

A Japanese spacecraft could become the first ever to bring Martian samples back to Earth, according to a BBC Inside Science segment published on 22 October 2026. The coverage is based on a single article, so no other reporting is included here.

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   22 Oct 2026, 16:00 UTCSource ↗

   BBC Inside Science reports that a Japanese spacecraft could become the first ever to bring Martian samples back to Earth.