Ryugu

192 seconds after the impact of a slug shot by Hayabusa2 a crater forms on the asteroid Ryugu. Credit: Arakawa et al.

Watch as Hayabusa2 blasts a 17.6-meter-wide crater into an asteroid

By Phil Plait 1 year ago

Ryugu

Guy walks out to his front yard, finds a rock from the birth of the solar system

By Elizabeth Rayne 1 year ago

A 3D model of the surface of the asteroid Ryugu created from Hayabusa2 data. Note that in frame A, the rock Catafo Saxum sits right in the center, marking the meridian (0° longitude) of Ryugu. Credit: Watanabe et al.

Ryugu’s history has been… weird

By Phil Plait 2 years ago

Artwork showing Hayabusa2 arriving at the tiny asteroid Ryugu. Credit: Akihiro Ikeshita

Hayabusa2 is leaving the asteroid Ryugu and heading back to Earth

By Phil Plait 2 years ago

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The asteroid Ryugu is a weird, fragile thing

By Phil Plait 2 years ago

Artwork showing Hayabusa2 arriving at the tiny asteroid Ryugu. Credit: Akihiro Ikeshita

Japan once again shoots a bullet at an asteroid… and the video is amazing.

By Phil Plait 2 years ago

Hayabusa2 touchdown on Ryugu

Hayabusa2 made it! Perfect asteroid touchdown

By Elizabeth Rayne 2 years ago

JAXA's Hayabusa2 spacecraft bombing a crater into the asteroid Ryugu

Yes, Japan just bombed an asteroid

By Elizabeth Rayne 2 years ago

As Hayabusa2 ascends after (hopefully) retrieving a sample from the asteroid Ryugu, its shadow can be seen over the blast mark left from the projectile that dislodged surface rocks. Credit: JAXA

AMAZING video: Hayabusa-2 shot a bullet at an asteroid and collected the shrapnel

By Phil Plait 2 years ago

Hayabusa-2 lingers over the asteroid Ryugu, just 21 meters from the surface, in this image taken on October 25, 2018. Credit: JAXA

Hayabusa-2 hovers 21 meters over an alien world – just for practice

By Phil Plait 3 years ago