Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Japan’s Hayabusa2 Spacecraft Retrieves Charcoal

Japan’s Hayabusa2

After more than six years, Japan’s Hayabusa2 spacecraft dropped off a capsule that carries asteroid Ryugu fragments in South Australia on Dec. 6. Japanese space officials said these samples are like charcoal-like fragments. According to sources, two sets of samples from deep space were taken from two touchdowns to asteroid Ryugu made by the Japanese … Read more

Japan’s Hayabusa2 spacecraft successfully returns to earth

Japan’s Hayabusa2

The Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency’s (JAXA) Hayabusa2 took off from earth six years ago. It was headed straight for asteroid Ryugu. A sample capsule from the spacecraft has made its way back to earth carrying samples from the ancient asteroid, landing in Coober Pedy, South Australia. The landing was made on Sunday morning. It pierced through … Read more