Japan's scientific and technological capabilities have declined since that inspiring experience. It's not too late to build again on what the Hayabusa achieved.
Samples collected from asteroid Ryugu by Hayabusa2 contain RNA base uracil and remnants of liquid water — shedding light on the origins of life.
Samples from Ryugu sent back to earth by Hayabusa2 have led to startling discoveries about the power of cosmic rays and the makeup of asteroids.
Research institutes around the world analyzing the asteroid’s sand samples have found more than 20 kinds of amino acids, the building blocks of life.
~Japan can become a pioneer of space science if it continues its successes with its unparalleled sample return technology~ With the return of the...
Asteroid probe Hayabusa2’s six year long mission to the asteroid Ryugu and back ended flawlessly, as the space vehicle performed its final tasks on December...
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) revealed on July 21 that it plans to send its asteroid probe Hayabusa2 on another 10-year mission after...
Japan’s space agency announced that its Hayabusa2 space probe departed from asteroid Ryugu at 10:05 A.M. on November 13, 2019, Japan Time, embarking on its...
Japan’s spacecraft Hayabusa2 succeeded in making a second landing on the asteroid Ryugu, a space rock orbiting between Earth and Mars, at about 10 A.M....
There can now be no room for doubt that Hayabusa2 has given us the most dynamic event in Japan’s history of space and planetary exploration...
The Japanese space agency announced on Friday morning, February 22, that its spacecraft Hayabusa2 — whose mission is to help unlock the secrets of...
What does an asteroid look like? Specifically, what does Ryugu look like? Almost three months after the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) confirmed that...