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Oct 21, 2026, 7:11 AM

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Japan's JAXA launched the MMX spacecraft toward Mars' moon Phobos to collect samples and return them to Earth.

WHAT'S REPORTED

▸The MMX mission will take approximately five years to complete. — PBS NewsHour Science, Forbes Innovation
▸Five of the world's space agencies joined forces for this mission. — PBS NewsHour Science, DW
▸The mission will land a robotic prospector and a rover on Phobos. — PBS NewsHour Science
▸Phobos samples could help answer questions about Solar System formation. — DW

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The World Bank's private lending arm withdrew funding for a feed mill in Brazil tied to deforestation.

WHAT'S REPORTED

▸The International Finance Corporation withdrew funding for the controversial feed mill project. — Inside Climate News

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Mexico cut protections for the vaquita porpoise, the world's rarest marine mammal.

WHAT'S REPORTED

▸Last year's survey estimated only seven to ten vaquitas remain in Mexico's Upper Gulf of California. — Inside Climate News
▸Vaquitas are distinguished by black-ringed eyes and lipstick-like mouth markings. — Inside Climate News

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Britain is rethinking its nature protections to unlock nuclear development such as Hinkley Point C.

WHAT'S REPORTED

▸Ultrasonic speakers are being laid across the seabed at Hinkley Point C to drive fish from cooling pipes. — Inside Climate News
▸The ultrasonic speaker technology is expected to save fewer than one salmon. — Inside Climate News