@rtenews: A Japanese spacecraft is on its way to one of Mars’s moons on a world-first mission to retrieve samples, potentially helping to unlock the origins of the Solar System and life on Earth. The flagship H3 rocket carrying the unmanned Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) probe blasted off at 8.41pm Irish time yesterday, according to a live stream from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. The spacecraft is due to arrive near Mars around August next year, where it will orbit one of its moons, Phobos. Link in bio to read more 📲 #space #japan #mars #moon