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11:55pm, 5th March, 2019

Watch Japan’s Hayabusa 2 probe blast away a blizzard of rocks from an asteroid

If there was ever any doubt that Japan’s Hayabusa 2 spacecraft was able to , a should put those doubts to rest. The black-and-white video clip, shot by the probe’s CAM-H monitoring camera, shows the sampling horn being lowered to the sunlit surface....

1:30am, 22nd February, 2019

Space

Japan’s ispace moon mission brings in new partners — and makes deal for battery test

Artwork shows ispace’s Hakuto-R lander and rover on the lunar surface. (ispace Illustration) The Japanese moon venture known as says it has recruited new corporate partners and struck a deal to put a commercial payload on its Hakuto-R lunar lander. I...

9:14pm, 21st February, 2019

Space

Japan’s Hayabusa 2 team says spacecraft touches down on asteroid to grab sample

The shadow cast by the Hayabusa 2 probe and its solar panels makes an “H” shape on the surface of asteroid Ryugu during the buildup to a sample collection attempt. (JAXA Photo) Japan’s successfully touched down today on asteroid Ryugu, about 170 mill...

Check out close-up views of asteroid (plus a movie) from Japan’s Hayabusa 2 mission

2:22am, 28th September, 2018

Space

Check out close-up views of asteroid (plus a movie) from Japan’s Hayabusa 2 mission

This image of the asteroid Ryugo was captured by the Hayabusa 2 probe’s ONC-T camera at an altitude of about 64 meters (210 feet). Image was taken on Sept. 21. A large boulder is at bottom left, along with a scale bar indicating the length of 1 meter...

1:41pm, 21st September, 2018

Space

Japan’s Hayabusa 2 spacecraft drops off rovers at an asteroid and takes a shadowy selfie

Japan’s Hayabusa 2 probe takes a picture of the asteroid Ryugu from a distance of about 135 meters (440 feet) with its own shadow seen on the surface. (JAXA Photo) Japan’s Hayabusa 2 probe began the climactic phase of its mission overnight by sending...

9:15pm, 17th September, 2018

Space

Japan’s Yusaku Maezawa revealed as first customer for SpaceX trip around the moon

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk discusses the latest version of his vision for the BFR rocket. (SpaceX via YouTube) SpaceX CEO Elon Musk today introduced Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa as the first paying customer for a trip around the moon’ “Finally I can...

9:55pm, 6th September, 2018

Space

ANA Holdings partners with Japan’s space agency on ‘Avatar X’ telepresence program

An artist’s conception shows the site plan for the Avatar X lab planned in Japan’s Oita prefecture. (Clouds Architecture Office) Telepresence robots on the moon and Mars? That’s the vision laid out for the partnership between ANA Holdings, the parent...

Japan’s Hayabusa 2 probe closes in on asteroid Ryugu – and captures close-ups

1:09pm, 21st June, 2018

Space

Japan’s Hayabusa 2 probe closes in on asteroid Ryugu – and captures close-ups

A series of pictures from Japan’s Hayabusa 2 probe shows views of the asteroid Ryugu during the spacecraft’s approach. The closest views were captured from a distance of about 100 kilometers (62 miles), and reveal craters and boulders on the asteroid...

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Watch Japan’s Hayabusa 2 probe blast away a blizzard of rocks from an asteroid

Japan’s ispace moon mission brings in new partners — and makes deal for battery test

Japan’s Hayabusa 2 team says spacecraft touches down on asteroid to grab sample

Check out close-up views of asteroid (plus a movie) from Japan’s Hayabusa 2 mission

Japan’s Hayabusa 2 spacecraft drops off rovers at an asteroid and takes a shadowy selfie

Japan’s Yusaku Maezawa revealed as first customer for SpaceX trip around the moon

ANA Holdings partners with Japan’s space agency on ‘Avatar X’ telepresence program

Japan’s Hayabusa 2 probe closes in on asteroid Ryugu – and captures close-ups

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