Hayabusa2 stirs up rubble on surface of Ryugu, pokes asteroid with sampling horn0
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- July 13, 2019
Second successful excursion for JAXA boffins
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Japan’s Hayabusa2 touches down on asteroid again, collects first-ever subsurface samples0
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- July 12, 2019
The space probe Hayabusa2 successfully touched down for the second time on the asteroid Ryugu, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) said Thursday, adding that it believes subsurface samples have been collected for the first-ever time.
Check out the first pics of the asteroid crater made by a Japanese spacecraft0
- From Around the Web, Space
- April 30, 2019
Hayabusa2 found its explosive creation
Japan to make crater on asteroid to get underground samples0
- From Around the Web, Space
- March 20, 2019
This Sept. 23, 2018 image captured by Rover-1B, and provided by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) shows the surface of asteroid Ryugu.
Japanese asteroid hunter touches down0
- From Around the Web, Space
- February 26, 2019
The Hayabusa2’s target – the asteroid named Ryugu – is thought to be as old as the solar system itself.
Japan’s Hayabusa 2 successfully touches down on Ryugu asteroid0
- From Around the Web, Space
- February 22, 2019
The probe was due to fire a pellet into the surface of the asteroid to try to capture dust
Japan Just Shot a Fake Asteroid with a Space Bullet … for Science0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology, Space
- February 20, 2019
Say you need to prepare to shoot bullets into an asteroid and suck up the debris kicked up from the blast, then tuck it away for safekeeping. There’s no better way than to shoot bullets into a fake asteroid here on Earth and watch what happens in slow motion.
The Best-Ever Photos of an Asteroid’s Rugged Terrain0
- From Around the Web, Space
- September 27, 2018
A Japanese mission has captured mesmerizing views of a distant space rock.
They Made It! Japan’s Two Hopping Rovers Successfully Land on Asteroid Ryugu0
- From Around the Web, Space
- September 24, 2018
The suspense is over: Two tiny hopping robots have successfully landed on an asteroid called Ryugu — and they’ve even sent back some wild postcards from their new home.
Hayabusa-2: Japan sets date for spacecraft’s asteroid touchdown0
- From Around the Web, Space
- September 4, 2018
The Japanese space agency has set dates for its historic plan to explore the surface of an asteroid with robots.
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