Japan's Hayabusa-2 asteroid sampling mission to study another asteroid before return to Earth
Trendingdesk • 5 years agoHayabusa 2 will be going on an 'extended mission' to study two other asteroids that are small and fast spinning.
Japanese space probe Hayabusa 2 returning to Earth after Ryugu asteroid mission
• 5 years agoThe unmanned Hayabusa 2 left Ryugu last week, but it is still sending images back to Earth.
JAXA's Hayabusa-2 will soon begin its return journey to Earth from Asteroid Ryugu
• 5 years agoThe spacecraft is carrying samples from the asteroid which might explain the beginning of the solar system.
Space Week 2019: A year for tech demonstrations, space oddities, commitments to explore the Moon; Part II
Kavyan • 6 years agoWe’re bound to see some very exciting things happening on the moon soon – particularly if plans laid out by billionaires space entrepreneurs pan out.
NASA wants you to help it map asteroid Bennu's surface for landing OSIRIS-REx spacecraft
Tech2 News Staff • 6 years agoThe rocky surface of the asteroid has surprised scientists, they need help finding the perfect landing spot for OSIRIS-REx.
JAXA's Hayabusa-2 probe prepares to make a dent, blast asteroid Ryugu for rocks
• 6 years agoThe asteroid is thought to have large amounts of organic matter & water from ~4.6 billion years ago.
Deadly asteroids headed for Earth are very difficult to detect — here's why
• 6 years agoAn asteroid exploded in the sky & crashed into the ocean a year ago — and we found out just recently.
JAXA's 'pile of rubble' asteroid target may hold clues to source of Earth's water
• 6 years agoRyugu's parent rock may have had way more water in the beginning & lost much of it to space.
JAXA's Hayabusa-2 hours away from its first landing attempt to mine asteroid Ryugu
Tech2 News Staff • 6 years agoThe attempt on Friday is one of three similar touchdowns planned for Hayabusa2's sampling mission.
Japan's Hayabusa-2 probe to finally land, starting mining asteroid Ryugu on 22 Feb
Tech2 News Staff • 6 years agoHayabusa-2 is approaching the milestone 3 years after it left Earth for the diamond-shaped asteroid.