Ryugu

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

Elizabeth Rayne

Feb 25, 2020

Tag: Bad Astronomy

Ryugu’s history has been… weird

Phil Plait

Dec 12, 2019

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.

Tag: Bad Astronomy

Tag: Bad Astronomy

Hayabusa2 is leaving the asteroid Ryugu and heading back to Earth

Phil Plait

Nov 14, 2019

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

Tag: Bad Astronomy

Tag: Bad Astronomy

The asteroid Ryugu is a weird, fragile thing

Phil Plait

Aug 26, 2019

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Tag: Bad Astronomy

Tag: Bad Astronomy

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

Phil Plait

Jul 29, 2019

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

Tag: Bad Astronomy

Hayabusa2 made it! Perfect asteroid touchdown

Elizabeth Rayne

Jul 13, 2019

Hayabusa2 touchdown on Ryugu

Yes, Japan just bombed an asteroid

Elizabeth Rayne

Apr 5, 2019

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

Tag: Bad Astronomy

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

Phil Plait

Mar 6, 2019

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

Tag: Bad Astronomy

Tag: Bad Astronomy

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

Phil Plait

Nov 5, 2018

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

Tag: Bad Astronomy

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Hey Bennu, have we met? I never forget an asteroid.

Phil Plait

Nov 1, 2018

The small asteroid Bennu as seen by the spacecraft OSIRIS-REx from just over 300 km away. Credit: NASA/Goddard/University of Arizona

Tag: Bad Astronomy

Tag: OSIRIS-REx

Tag: Bad Astronomy

Tag: Hayabusa 2

Another robot lands on Ryugu

Phil Plait

Oct 8, 2018

An image from the MASCOT lander as it headed down to the asteroid Ryugu. Note the shadow of the lander to the lower left (this is reversed from the original image to get light source coming from above, so rocks don’t look like pits). Credit: JAXA/DLR/CNES

Tag: Bad Astronomy

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Tag: Bad Astronomy

Video from an asteroid’s surface!

Phil Plait

Oct 1, 2018

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Tag: Bad Astronomy

Tag: Bad Astronomy

Robots are now hopping around on the surface of an asteroid

Phil Plait

Sep 24, 2018

An image caught mid-bounce of the MINERVAII-1 A rover showing the surface of the asteroid Ryugu (left) and a reflection of sunlight (right). Credit: JAXA

Tag: Bad Astronomy

Tag: Bad Astronomy

Mea Culpa: Circling Ryugu

Phil Plait

Aug 2, 2018

Very nearly the entire surface the small asteroid Ryugu, taken a few hours apart on June 30, 2018.

Tag: Bad Astronomy

Tag: Bad Astronomy

Ryugu, front to back

Phil Plait

Jul 16, 2018

The asteroid Ryugu from 20 kilometers away. Credit: JAXA, University of Tokyo, Kochi University, Rikkyo University, Nagoya University, Chiba Institute of Technology, Meiji University, University of Aizu and AIST

Tag: Bad Astronomy

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