Japan's attempt to sample a Martian moon
PLUS: How Elizabeth Holmes tricked WIRED—and everyone else. View in browser | Your preferences SUBSCRIBE FOR FULL ACCESS I can’t say for certain that Japan’s space agency chose a prime spooky-season launch window for its mission to visit Martian moons . But it is pretty fitting for a trip to visit astronomical bodies named Phobos (fear, in Greek) and Deimos (dread) that no craft has survived. Martian Moons eXploration—dubbed MMX, which is so much cooler than the alternative MME—launched on Monday in a bid to be the first mission to not only land on Phobos but also gather samples and return them to Earth...
