Hayabusa 2 Current Affairs, GK & News
Hayabusa2 Spacecraft of Japan: Key Facts
The Hayabusa2 spacecraft of Japan is nearing the earth after a yearlong journey from asteroid Ryugu. The asteroid is located at a distance of about 300 million kilometres from the Earth. The spacecraft is to reach the earth in Southern Australia on December 6, 2020 carrying precious samples from the asteroid . The entire operation ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2020
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: Asteroid Ryugu • Hayabusa 2 • Hayabusa2 • JAXA • JAXA (Japan)
Hayabusa2: Japanese spacecraft starts year-long journey home from asteroid
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s (JAXA) Hayabusa 2 probe is heading back to earth from its mission of collecting samples from an asteroid called Ryugu, about 300 million kilometres from Earth. The unmanned probe ‘Hayabusa 2’, named after a falcon is scheduled to return to Earth by the end of 2020. Why Asteroid? Asteroids are believed ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2019
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: Asteroid Ryugu • Hayabusa 2 • Japan • Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency • JAXA
Japan’s Hayabusa2 Probe makes 2nd touchdown on asteroid Ryugu
Japan’s Hayabusa2 probe has made a perfect touchdown on a distant asteroid named Ryugu, some 300 million kilometres from Earth. It collected samples from beneath surface in an unprecedented mission that could shed light on origins of solar system. About Hayabusa2 Mission Creating History: Before this touchdown by Hayabusa2 probe, a sub-surface material from a ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2019
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: Asteroid • Asteroid Ryugu • Dragon Palace • Hayabusa 2 • Hayabusa2 • Japan • Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency • Solar System • space
Scientists of Japan creates first-ever artificial crater on an asteroid ‘Ryugu’
The Japanese scientists have successfully created the first-ever artificial crater on an asteroid ‘Ryugu’. It’s a step towards shedding light on how the solar system evolved. The announcement comes after the Hayabusa2 probe fired an explosive device at the Ryugu asteroid early this month to blast a crater in the surface and scoop up material. ..
Topics: 162173 Ryugu • Asteroid • Hayabusa 2 • Hayabusa2 • In Japan • MINERVA • Planetary science • Planetary surface • Spacecraft • Spaceflight
Spacex to Launch NASA’s Asteroid-Smashing Mission
NASA has announced that SpaceX will fly its Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) planetary-defence mission. The total launch cost for NASA is estimated to be about $69 million. DART Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) is a planned space probe that will demonstrate the kinetic effects of crashing an impactor spacecraft into an asteroid moon for planetary defense purposes. The mission is intended to test ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2019
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: Asteroid-Smashing Mission • Dart • Didymoon • Didymos • Double Asteroid Redirection Test • Falcon 9 rocket • Hayabusa 2 • Hayabusa2 • Japan • NASA • SpaceX