Japanese spacecraft eyes tricky asteroid landing

In 2010, the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) made history when its Hayabusa probe became the first spacecraft to not only land on and launch from an asteroid (Itokawa), but successfully ...
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1998 KY26: Hayabusa2’s 2031 target is the same size as its spacecraft visitor

Hayabusa2's planned 2031 rendezvous with asteroid 1998 KY26 is significantly more complex than initially anticipated due to newly refined measurements indicating the asteroid is only 11 meters in ...
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Giant asteroid flying by Earth next week looks like it's wearing a face mask

This Doppler radar image of asteroid 1998 OR2 makes it appear as though the asteroid is wearing a face mask. An asteroid estimated to be 1.2 miles wide will fly by Earth next week, but it's not ...
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Moon-Toting Giant Asteroid 1998 QE2 Will Buzz by Earth

We constantly fret about external threats and foreign attacks — but its an entirely other level of concern when the offensive comes from outer space. Two close calls with asteroids earlier this year ...
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Hayabusa2's Target Asteroid Is 4 Times Smaller Than Thought – Can It Still Touch Down On It?

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London.View full profile Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum ...
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1998 KY26: Hayabusa2's 2031 target is the same size as its spacecraft visitor

Following its successful collection of material from the asteroid 162173 Ryugu in 2019, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's (JAXA) Hayabusa2 spacecraft swung by Earth to drop off its precious ...