Ryugu asteroid rocks brought back by Japanese spacecraft get their first look
Ryugu is helping unravel the origin and evolution of our Solar System.
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2020: A Year in Space
Despite the global pandemic that has brought much of the world to a grinding halt, space scientists have continued to ...
Japan just landed a shuttle on an asteroid
It's a remarkable achievement.
Japanese spacecraft shoots at an asteroid — to better understand it
Relax, we haven't started a war with the asteroids.
Japanese rovers beam back more awesome pictures from asteroid’s surface
You can see how the sun moves across the asteroid's horizon.
History in the making: Japan lands two rovers on asteroid
This could give insights on the birth of the Earth, and even the solar system.