Israeli Spacecraft Fails to Make First Private Lunar Landing
Private organization SpaceIL’s Beresheet lander crashes down on the moon following engine and communications problems-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
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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...
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...
NASA’s New Horizons and OSIRIS-REx spacecraft spot their deep-space targets
The picture on the left was created by adding 48 different exposures from the LORRI camera on NASA’s New Horizons probe. The picture on the right has been processed to subtract the light from background stars, leaving an icy object known as Ultima Th...