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Spacecraft of MMX mission|Source: JAXA Martian Moons eXploration(MMX) is the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's (JAXA) mission to shed light on the history of the Martian moons and the evolution of the Mars region. The mission's objective includes observing Mars' two moons, Phobos and Deimos, and returning to the Earth with a sample taken from one of them. The launch of this mission is scheduled for 2024 and return to the Earth in 2029. The mission seeks to offer crucial data that will assist in determining whether the Martian moons are the consequence of bigger bodies striking Mars or captured asteroids impacting the planet. Why Phobos and Deimos? Phobos and Deimos|Source: Quora Among the numerous moons currently in the Solar System, only two terrestrial planets, Earth and Mars, have their moons. Phobos and Deimos are two of those three moons. We have a plethora of information from the exploration of the Earth's Moon which includes sample return missions that reveal...

  Photo by NASA Goddard Photo and Video on flickr Each and every one definitely has had heard about the stars and wondering since their childhood. You woke up in the night and go to your terrace, see the night sky with thousands of shining stars in the sky. Many questions blow in your mind like why do stars shine? Why do stars round? How universe begin? What happened before the big bang? Thousands of questions are there which you want to know about stars and other things .   Astronomy is the oldest science ever known. The universe is full of mysteries and many things have been answered now, but still, we do not know nothing, because the universe is so vast, there are so many things which are still unrevealed. So, let’s begin with the basics of stars and comes up to the advance and measurable methods. Stars are the basic building blocks of the galaxy, from which is it made up of. Stars are responsible for making galaxies and the formation of many elements like carbon, nitroge...