# Spacecraft launches toward Mars to bring back a piece of its moon

A probe lifted off on a mission to Mars to collect samples from one of the planet's two small moons and return them to Earth. If successful, it would be the first time material from a Martian moon has been brought back, offering clues about how the moons formed and about the early solar system.

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### World
- [BBC World](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cmvgxvkv54w1o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss) — Mon, 19 Oct 2026 19:45:46 GMT