5/7/205:12 PMSaveSpace5/7/20Space5/7/20Hi-Res View of Ryugu Asteroid Suggests It Had a Close Encounter With the SunGeorge Dvorsky7Save
11/12/193:55 PMSaveSpace11/12/19Space11/12/19Japan's Asteroid Probe Is Finally Returning to Earth With Its Precious CargoGeorge Dvorsky6Save
10/4/1911:00 AMSaveSpace10/4/19Space10/4/19Hayabusa2 Spacecraft Releases Its Final Probe for Exploring Asteroid RyuguGeorge Dvorsky2Save
8/27/191:30 PMSaveSpace8/27/19Space8/27/19Japan's Asteroid Probe Packs Up and Prepares for Return to EarthGeorge Dvorsky8Save
8/22/192:00 PMSaveSpace8/22/19Space8/22/19Unprecedented Close-Up View of Asteroid Shows Rocks That Look Surprisingly FamiliarRyan F. Mandelbaum75Save
7/31/1910:45 AMSaveSpace7/31/19Space7/31/19Dramatic Video Shows the Moment Hayabusa2 Made Its Second Touchdown on the Ryugu AsteroidGeorge Dvorsky5Save
7/11/1912:10 PMSaveSpace7/11/19Space7/11/19Japan Makes History as Hayabusa2 Attempts to Collect Underground Samples From AsteroidGeorge Dvorsky9Save
5/22/1911:35 AMSaveSpace5/22/19Space5/22/19With Time Running Out, Hayabusa2 Spacecraft Fails to Drop Target Marker on AsteroidGeorge Dvorsky1Save
4/25/1911:25 AMSaveSpace4/25/19Space4/25/19New Photos Show the Surprisingly Big Crater Blasted Into Asteroid Ryugu by Japan's Hayabusa2 ProbeGeorge Dvorsky8Save
4/5/198:15 AMSaveSpace4/5/19Space4/5/19Hayabusa2 Spacecraft Blasts Artificial Crater in Asteroid Ryugu's SurfaceCatie Keck16Save
3/19/1912:45 PMSave3/19/19The Hayabusa2 Mission to Asteroid Ryugu Just Dropped Its First Scientific ResultsRyan F. Mandelbaum9Save
3/5/1911:05 AMSaveSpace3/5/19Space3/5/19New Video Shows the Critical Moment Hayabusa2 Fired a Bullet Into Ryugu AsteroidGeorge Dvorsky35Save
2/25/193:05 PMSaveSpace2/25/19Space2/25/19Dramatic Dark Smudge Appears Where Hayabusa2 Landed on Ryugu AsteroidGeorge Dvorsky43Save
2/21/196:51 PMSaveSpace2/21/19Space2/21/19Japanese Spacecraft Hayabusa2 Touches Down on Asteroid RyuguCatie Keck7Save
2/20/1910:41 AMSaveSpace2/20/19Space2/20/19Japanese Spacecraft to Shoot Bullet at Asteroid This WeekRyan F. Mandelbaum51Save
10/15/1810:10 PMSaveSpace10/15/18Space10/15/18Hayabusa2's Mission to Touch Down on the Asteroid Ryugu Has Been Delayed Until 2019Tom McKay6Save
10/3/1810:15 AMSaveSpace10/3/18Space10/3/18A Third Probe Has Landed on Asteroid Ryugu—but It Has Just 16 Hours to Live [Update: RIP]George Dvorsky14Save
9/28/181:05 PMSaveSpace9/28/18Space9/28/18The Hayabusa2 Rovers Just Made a Movie on the Surface of an AsteroidGeorge Dvorsky57Save
9/23/181:30 PMSaveSpace9/23/18Space9/23/18Japan's Hayabusa2 Spacecraft Successfully Deploys Landers to Asteroid Ryugu's SurfaceTom McKay20Save
9/13/1812:20 PMSaveSpace9/13/18Space9/13/18Hayabusa2's First Practice Attempt to Land on Ryugu Asteroid Didn’t Go So WellGeorge Dvorsky20Save