Topic: Hayabusa2
OSIRIS-REx: NASA Spacecraft starts journey to Earth
The NASA Spacecraft called the “Osiris-Rex” has started a two year long journey back to the earth. The spacecraft reached asteroid Bennu in 2018. It then spent two...
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... 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...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...
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...
Japan’s Hayabusa2 spacecraft drops explosive on asteroid to make crater
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA has dropped an explosive from its Hayabusa2 spacecraft. It has successfully blasted the surface of an asteroid for the first time to...
Japan’s Hayabusa2 to take samples from Ryugu asteroid
The Hayabusa 2 was launched in late 2018 to study the Ryugu asteroid. The mission was to take samples and also monitor the asteroid for a year and...JAXA drops an explosive on asteroid Ryugu to make crater
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has said that its Hayabusa2 spacecraft has successfully blasted the surface of an asteroid Ryugu to make a crater on its surface....Japan drops an explosive on asteroid Ryugu to make crater
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has said that its Hayabusa2 spacecraft has successfully blasted the surface of an asteroid Ryugu to make a crater on its surface....
