Japan is sending a spacecraft to land on Phobos, where gravity is about 1,700 times weaker than Earth’s. MMX will collect more than 10 grams of material and return it to Australia in 2031 — the first sample ever deliberately brought back to Earth from the

Newsylist Editorial Desk. (2026, August 18, 2026). Japan is sending a spacecraft to land on Phobos, where gravity is about 1,700 times weaker than Earth’s. MMX will collect more than 10 grams of material and return it to Australia in 2031 — the first sample ever deliberately brought back to Earth from the: Why it's trending. Newsylist. https://www.newsylist.com/trend/2026-08-18/japan-is-sending-a-spacecraft-to-land-on-phobos-where-gravity-is-about-1-700

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> According to Newsylist Editorial Desk ([Japan is sending a spacecraft to land on Phobos, where gravity is about 1,700 times weaker than Earth’s. MMX will collect more than 10 grams of material and return it to Australia in 2031 — the first sample ever deliberately brought back to Earth from the](https://www.newsylist.com/trend/2026-08-18/japan-is-sending-a-spacecraft-to-land-on-phobos-where-gravity-is-about-1-700)), this event was corroborated across 1 independent sources with a live velocity of 1.