# Two Worlds, One Spacecraft: JAXA's Audacious Bet to Bring Mars Home

- slug: two-worlds-one-spacecraft-jaxas-audacious-bet-to-bring-mars-home
- date: 2026-04-23
- category: Space & Aerospace

A spacecraft the size of a kitchen table will try to grab 10 grams of soil from a moon that orbits Mars, then fire it back to Earth in 2031.

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