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

The dust was found in the capsule's outer shell, agency officials said, with more substantial samples expected to be found when they open the inner container.

Breathtaking visuals of asteroid Ryugu's surface captured by Hayabusa 2's MASCOT probe

Hayabusa2 will eventually return to Earth with samples, but these observations help provide geologic context to the asteroid.

Japan's Hayabusa2 probe makes second touchdown on distant Ryugu asteroid

Hayabusa2 is on a mission to collect samples that could shed light on the history of the solar system.

Japanese Hayabusa mission to collect samples found water on the asteroid Itokawa

Scientists have found water content in the parent body after analysing the collected samples from Hayabusa

Hayabusa2 fires explosive to create artificial crater on Ryugu asteroid to study solar system

Japan's spacecraft Hayabusa2 has created a crater in the surface of the asteroid Ryugu after bombing it.

Japanese space agency releases visuals of Hayabusa2 spacecraft bombing asteroid Ryugu

JAXA releases images that show details of the pockmarked surface of the asteroid that Hayabusa2 bombed.

JAXA's 'pile of rubble' asteroid target may hold clues to source of Earth's water

Ryugu's parent rock may have had way more water in the beginning & lost much of it to space.

Japan's Hayabusa2 to drop an explosive on an asteroid to study its history

Hayabusa2 is scheduled to leave the asteroid at the end of 2019 and bring underground samples.

Touchdown! Japan's Hayabusa2 spacecraft lands on distant asteroid to grab sample

The complicated mission took less time than expected & seemed to complete with no trouble: JAXA.

Touchdown! Japan's Hayabusa2 spacecraft releases MASCOT lander on asteroid Ryugu

Hayabasu2 will hover over an artificial crater and collect samples from MASCOT using an extended arm.