The asteroid probe Hayabusa2, sent by the Japanese space agency JAXA, made two attempts to collect material from the surface of the space rock Ryugu. As the now-returned samples reveal, the initial attempt >>
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Japanese asteroid probe discovers an incredible secret
Japan’s Hayabusa2 asteroid probe snapped images that reveal the space rock had a close encounter with the Sun. Scorched rock was present on the asteroid’s surface, appearing red in spectral analysis and indicating >>
Feast your eyes on the Earth-like, rocky debris covering the surface of asteroid Ryugu
Japan’s space agency JAXA has had a busy year, but that’s par for the course when you’re controlling an asteroid probe orbiting a distant space rock. the Hayabusa2 spacecraft has been hanging out >>
Japan’s asteroid probe is about to attempt its second daring asteroid touchdown
Japan is doing some incredible things with its Hayabusa2 asteroid probe. The spacecraft has now spent several months in orbit around the space rock known as Ryugu, and it’s blown not one but >>
Japanese scientists think they know where the Ryugu asteroid came from
Japan’s Hayabusa2 spacecraft has been hanging around the asteroid known as Ryugu for several months now. It first arrived in late 2018 and, in February, fired a projectile into it surface to collect >>
Japan is going to blast a crater in an asteroid for science
Japan’s Hayabusa2 spacecraft is doing some big things during its time at the asteroid known as Ryugu. JAXA, Japan’s space program, arrived at the space rock last year and, after much planning, fired >>
Japan’s asteroid probe shot a bullet at a space rock, and it’s a very big deal
Japan’s space program JAXA has had a very eventful 24 hours. The group’s Hayabusa2 asteroid probe, which arrived at its target Ryugu last year, performed its most challenging maneuver yet by leaving its >>
