Dec 15
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It looks like coffee beans in a grinder, but it’s actually bits of dust and pebbles scooped up from the surface of…
Dec 6
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After six years of traveling and exploring, the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency’s Hayabusa2 probe on Saturday…
Nov 12 2019
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The Japanese space agency has declared an end to the exploratory phase of the Hayabusa2 mission. Beginning tomorrow,…
Oct 4 2019
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The tiny Minerva-II2 probe is now en route to the surface of the asteroid Ryugu, having been deployed by Japan’s…
Aug 27 2019
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Following a pair of successful touchdowns onto the surface of Ryugu, Japan’s Hayabusa2 probe is packing its precious…
Aug 22 2019
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On October 3, 2018, the Hayabusa2 spacecraft dropped a lander toward the surface of the asteroid Ryugu from 135 feet…
Jul 31 2019
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Jul 11 2019
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Earlier today, Japan’s Hayabusa2 may have become the first probe in history to collect material from beneath the…
Apr 25 2019
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Earlier this month, the Hayabusa2 spacecraft used an explosive device to create an artificial crater on the Ryugu…
Apr 5 2019
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Japan’s Hayabusa2 spacecraft has completed yet another intense mission: It used an explosive to blast a crater in…
Mar 19 2019
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The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s Hayabusa2 mission has released its first batch of scientific results on…
Mar 5 2019
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Feb 25 2019
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Japan’s Hayabusa2 probe touched down successfully on the Ryugu asteroid late last week, blasting its surface…
Feb 20 2019
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The spacecraft Hayabusa2's first touchdown onto the asteroid Ryugu is scheduled for this week. If successful, the…
Dec 27 2018
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The past year saw tremendous advancements in humanity’s capacity to explore space, and 2019 promises to be no…
Oct 19 2018
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Mercury is the best planet, in my humble but well-researched opinion. Sure, it may be small, rocky, and lacking an…
Oct 15 2018
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The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has delayed the touchdown of the main section of the Hayabusa2 probe…
Sep 28 2018
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Japan’s MINERVA-II rovers have sent back a batch of new photos from Ryugu, including a stunning new video taken from…
Sep 23 2018
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Two landers from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) have successfully touched down on the Ryugu asteroid…
Sep 13 2018
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Japan’s Hayabusa2 project experienced a (hopefully) minor setback yesterday when the spacecraft failed to complete a…