Asteroid Mission

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First peek inside Hayabusa2 capsule; JAXA officials find more than anticipated asteroid sand, gas inside

First peek inside Hayabusa2 capsule; JAXA officials find more than anticipated asteroid sand, gas inside

Japan's Hayabusa2 brings back black sandy dust from asteroid Ryugu

ESA awards contracts worth €129.4 million for design, manufacture, testing of Hera asteroid mission

NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission finds asteroid Bennu spinning faster and faster over time

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Touchdown! Japan's Hayabusa2 spacecraft lands on distant asteroid to grab sample
• 6 years ago
The complicated mission took less time than expected & seemed to complete with no trouble: JAXA.
NASA's OSIRIS-REx captures close-up of near-Earth asteroid Bennu before landing
Tech2 News Staff • 6 years ago
OSIRIS-REx is expected to return with samples collected from the near-Earth asteroid Bennu in 2023.

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