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Tag: Bad Astronomy

Hayabusa2 is leaving the asteroid Ryugu and heading back to Earth

Phil Plait

Nov 14, 2019

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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

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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

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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

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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

2

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

Tag: Bad Astronomy

Tag: OSIRIS-REx

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

Phil Plait

Nov 1, 2018

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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

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Tag: Hayabusa 2

Another robot lands on Ryugu

Phil Plait

Oct 8, 2018

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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

Tag: Hayabusa 2

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

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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

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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

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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

Tag: Bad Astronomy

What would it be like to stand on the surface of Ryugu?

Phil Plait

Jun 29, 2018

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The small (<1 km wide) asteroid Ryugu, seen by the Hayabusa 2spacecraft when they were separated by 40 km. Credit: JAXA

Tag: Bad Astronomy

Tag: Bad Astronomy

Asteroid Ryugu starts to come into focus

Phil Plait

Jun 20, 2018

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Artwork of the Hayabusa 2 spacecraft as it approaches the asteroid Ryugu. Credit: JAXA

Tag: Bad Astronomy

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