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Japanese spacecraft ‘bombs’ asteroid in scientific mission 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- April 5, 2019
Scientists hope samples from Hayabusa 2 will provide clues about origins of life on Earth

By David Aragorn
Japan to make crater on asteroid to get underground samples 0
- 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.

By David Aragorn
Japanese asteroid hunter touches down 0
- 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.

By David Aragorn
Japan’s Hayabusa 2 successfully touches down on Ryugu asteroid 0
- 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

By David Aragorn
Japan Just Shot a Fake Asteroid with a Space Bullet … for Science 0
- 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.

By David Aragorn
The Best-Ever Photos of an Asteroid’s Rugged Terrain 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- September 27, 2018
A Japanese mission has captured mesmerizing views of a distant space rock.

By David Aragorn
They Made It! Japan’s Two Hopping Rovers Successfully Land on Asteroid Ryugu 0
- 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.

By David Aragorn
Hayabusa-2: Japan sets date for spacecraft’s asteroid touchdown 0
- 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.

By David Aragorn
Spacewatch: Ryugu, an asteroid under close inspection 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- July 5, 2018
Japan’s Hayabusa2 spacecraft plans to strike the asteroid creating a crater and dislodging rocks for analysis

By David Aragorn
Daring Japanese mission reaches unexplored asteroid Ryugu 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- June 28, 2018
Hayabusa-2 will hover above its target and release four landing probes before touching down to collect samples to return to Earth.

By David Aragorn