Hayabusa 2

MASCOT lander sends back otherworldly views of asteroid Ryugu’s rugged terrain

by Alan Boyle on October 5, 2018October 5, 2018 at 11:35 am1 Comment

Japan’s Hayabusa 2 probe and the German-French MASCOT lander have teamed up to send back amazing views of an asteroid that’s more than 180 million miles from Earth, including a… Read More

Boxy MASCOT lander plops itself down on asteroid Ryugu for a 17-hour survey

by Alan Boyle on October 4, 2018October 4, 2018 at 9:50 am1 Comment

A robotic probe the size of a shoebox set itself down on the asteroid Ryugu, more than 180 million miles from Earth, and conducted a 17-hour survey of its rocky… Read More

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

by Alan Boyle on September 27, 2018September 27, 2018 at 11:47 pmComment

The scientists and engineers behind Japan’s Hayabusa 2 mission made history last week when the mission’s mothership dropped two mini-rovers onto the surface of the asteroid Ryugu, 180 million miles… Read More

Japanese mini-rovers send back their first images as they hop around an asteroid

by Alan Boyle on September 22, 2018October 3, 2018 at 9:43 pm 5 Comments

Two mini-rovers have sent their first pictures back from the surface of the asteroid Ryugu, a day after they were dropped off by Japan’s Hayabusa 2 spacecraft. The pictures are… Read More

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Japan’s Hayabusa 2 probe drops off rovers at an asteroid and snaps a shadowy selfie

by Alan Boyle on September 21, 2018October 3, 2018 at 9:44 pmComment

Japan’s Hayabusa 2 probe began the climactic phase of its mission overnight by sending out its first two rovers as it hovered less than 200 feet over an half-mile-wide asteroid,… Read More

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

by Alan Boyle on June 21, 2018June 21, 2018 at 5:26 pmComment

Look! Up in the sky! It’s a dumpling … It’s a “Star Trek” Borg cube … It’s the asteroid Ryugu! Our view of Ryugu, a half-mile-wide space rock nearly 180… Read More

MASCOT lander sends back otherworldly views of asteroid Ryugu’s rugged terrain

Boxy MASCOT lander plops itself down on asteroid Ryugu for a 17-hour survey

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

Japanese mini-rovers send back their first images as they hop around an asteroid

Japan’s Hayabusa 2 probe drops off rovers at an asteroid and snaps a shadowy selfie

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

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