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Building Blocks of Life Discovered on Asteroid Located 200 Million Miles Away From Earth
Scientists studied materials taken from the asteroid by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's (JAXA) Hayabusa2 probe, which landed on Ryugu in 2018. The spacecraft retrieved 0.2 ounces (5.4 grams) of material from the asteroid's surface and subsurface in 2019, stored it in an airtight container, and returned it to Earth.
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Japan's Hayabusa2 Spacecraft Starts Yearlong Journey Home From Asteroid Ryugu
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency said the Hayabusa2 spacecraft left its orbit around the asteroid Ryugu, about 300 million kilometres from Earth.
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Japan Creates First Artificial Crater On Asteroid
Japanese scientists have succeeded in creating what they called the first-ever artificial crater on an asteroid, a step towards shedding light on how the solar system evolved, the country's space agency said Thursday.
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Japan Space Probe Lands On Asteroid, Space Agency Releases Pics, Video
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has released photographs and video showing its space probe Hayabusa2 touching down on the asteroid Ryugu.
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Japan's Spacecraft Lands On Asteroid, Will Fire Bullet To Stir Up Surface
Data from the probe, Hayabusa2, showed changes in speed and direction, indicating it had touched down on the asteroid and was blasting back to its orbiting position, according to officials from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).
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Japan's Hayabusa2 Probe to Land on Asteroid on February 22
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) said the Hayabusa2 probe is expected to touch down on the Ryugu asteroid at 8am local time on February 22.
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Japan's Hayabusa2 Probe To Land On Asteroid On February 22
A Japanese probe Hayabusa2 sent to examine an asteroid in order to shed light on the origins of the solar system is expected to land on the rock later this month, officials said
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Japan Lands Robot Rovers On Asteroid To Collect Solar System Data
Known as MINERVA-II1, Japan's robot rovers are collectively the world's first mobile exploration robot to land on the surface of an asteroid.
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Japanese Hayabusa2 Asteroid Probe Sets Off on 6-Year Journey
The launch of the Hayabusa2 comes less than a month after a European Space Agency probe landed on a comet in a pioneering mission.
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Building Blocks of Life Discovered on Asteroid Located 200 Million Miles Away From Earth
Scientists studied materials taken from the asteroid by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's (JAXA) Hayabusa2 probe, which landed on Ryugu in 2018. The spacecraft retrieved 0.2 ounces (5.4 grams) of material from the asteroid's surface and subsurface in 2019, stored it in an airtight container, and returned it to Earth.
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Japan's Hayabusa2 Spacecraft Starts Yearlong Journey Home From Asteroid Ryugu
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency said the Hayabusa2 spacecraft left its orbit around the asteroid Ryugu, about 300 million kilometres from Earth.
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Japan Creates First Artificial Crater On Asteroid
Japanese scientists have succeeded in creating what they called the first-ever artificial crater on an asteroid, a step towards shedding light on how the solar system evolved, the country's space agency said Thursday.
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Japan Space Probe Lands On Asteroid, Space Agency Releases Pics, Video
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has released photographs and video showing its space probe Hayabusa2 touching down on the asteroid Ryugu.
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Japan's Spacecraft Lands On Asteroid, Will Fire Bullet To Stir Up Surface
Data from the probe, Hayabusa2, showed changes in speed and direction, indicating it had touched down on the asteroid and was blasting back to its orbiting position, according to officials from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).
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Japan's Hayabusa2 Probe to Land on Asteroid on February 22
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) said the Hayabusa2 probe is expected to touch down on the Ryugu asteroid at 8am local time on February 22.
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Japan's Hayabusa2 Probe To Land On Asteroid On February 22
A Japanese probe Hayabusa2 sent to examine an asteroid in order to shed light on the origins of the solar system is expected to land on the rock later this month, officials said
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Japan Lands Robot Rovers On Asteroid To Collect Solar System Data
Known as MINERVA-II1, Japan's robot rovers are collectively the world's first mobile exploration robot to land on the surface of an asteroid.
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Japanese Hayabusa2 Asteroid Probe Sets Off on 6-Year Journey
The launch of the Hayabusa2 comes less than a month after a European Space Agency probe landed on a comet in a pioneering mission.
