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Some of Hayabusa2’s Samples are as Big as a Centimeter
A fireball hurtled across the sky on December 5th – the sample return capsule from the Hayabusa2 asteroid mission by…
Even the Outside of Hayabusa 2’s Sample Capsule has Asteroid Debris on it
According to statements made by JAXA, the samples returned by the Hayabusa 2 mission included black sand and gases obtained…
Earth’s toughest bacteria can survive unprotected in space for at least a year
A remarkable microbe named Deinococcus radiodurans (the name comes from the Greek deinos meaning terrible, kokkos meaning grain or berry,…
Hayabusa2’s Mission isn’t Over. It has a New Asteroid Target to Visit: 1998 KY26
In an expected move, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has announced a mission extension for their Hayabusa2 spacecraft. Hayabusa2…
Japan Is Sending a Lander to Phobos
Sending a mission to moons of Mars has been on the wish list for mission planners and space enthusiasts for…
Hayabusa 2 Has Sent its Last Rover to Ryugu
Japan's Hayabusa 2 mission to asteroid Ryugu has reached one of its final milestones, if not its climax. The sample-return…
Hayabusa 2 has one Last Lander it’s Going to Throw at Ryugu
JAXA recently released photos of their Hayabusa2 mission deploying target markers to the surface of the asteroid Ryugu.
Asteroid Ryugu is a “Fragile Rubble Pile”
When Japan's Hayabusa 2 spacecraft arrived at asteroid Ryugu in June 2018, it carried four small rovers with it. Hayabusa…
Watch this Amazing Video of Hayabusa 2 Picking Up a Sample from the Surface of Ryugu
A new video shows Japan's Hayabusa 2 sample return spacecraft collecting samples from asteroid Ryugu. The spacecraft has been at…
Toyota is Building a Pressurized Lunar Rover for Japan
JAXA, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, is teaming up with the nation's largest company to build a lunar rover. Toyota,…