Japan’s space agency is nearing the end of a journey of discovery that aims to shed light on the earliest eons of the solar system and possibly provide clues about the origins of life on Earth. But first, it is going to have to go on a scavenger hunt in […]
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TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s space agency said its final checks confirmed the Hayabusa2 spacecraft is on track to return to Earth a capsule containing samples from a distant asteroid that could provide clues to the origin of the solar system and life on our planet. The spacecraft is making its […]
A capsule containing pristine asteroid samples will blaze a trail down to Earth on Saturday morning US time. JAXA The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is gearing up to collect samples scooped from near-Earth asteroid Ryugu by the expertly engineered Hayabusa2 probe. The spacecraft’s sample collection capsule is set to land near […]
By Leah Crane An illustration of the Hayabusa 2 spacecraft passing near EarthAkihiro Ikeshita/JAXA Hayabusa 2 is about to attempt an audacious feat. The Japanese spacecraft, which launched towards the asteroid Ryugu in 2014, is on its way back to Earth carrying two samples of rocks and dust from the […]
Hayabusa 2 A Japanese spacecraft is about to deliver to Earth the first large sample of rock and soil from an asteroid. The Hayabusa-2 probe will release its precious sample cache, which is expected to parachute down to a safe landing in the Australian outback. It grabbed the cosmic treasure […]
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese space agency officials said Friday the Hayabusa2 spacecraft is on its intended trajectory as it approaches Earth to deliver a capsule containing samples from a distant asteroid that could provide clues to the origin of the solar system and life on Earth. The spacecraft left the […]
Approximately one million undiscovered galaxies beyond the Milky Way have been added to an unprecedentedly detailed map of a section of space. Previous surveys of the cosmos usually take years to complete, but the Rapid ASKAP Continuum Survey, perched on CSIRO’s Australian SKA Pathfinder radio telescope (ASKAP) required less than […]
The Japanese space agency, JAXA, has confirmed that samples from the asteroid Ryugu are nearly home. The space craft known as Hayabusa2 left Ryugu roughly a year ago and has almost completed its 300 million kilometre (180 million miles) journey across space. By returning the samples to Earth, it will […]