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Oct 15, 2020TOPICS

SPICA no longer candidate for ESA's M5 mission selection

Oct 9, 2020TOPICS

Studying the Sun as a distant star: contributions to investigations of massive flares and exoplanet habitability

Sep 23, 2020TOPICS

Collisional history of Ryugu's parent body from bright surface boulders

Sep 16, 2020TOPICS

Unraveling a Spiral Stream of Dusty Embers from a Massive Binary Stellar Forge

Sep 2, 2020TOPICS

We are hoping for your messages of support for Hayabusa2!

Aug 19, 2020TOPICS

The Hayabusa2 Re-entry Capsule Approved to Land in Australia

ANNOUNCEMENTMore

8K Camera on the Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) Spacecraft to Take Ultra High Definition Images of Mars

[Press Briefing] "Hayabusa2" 2nd Touchdown Operation [14:00(JST) Jul 11, 2019]（YouTube）

[Mission Control Live] "Hayabusa2" 2nd Touchdown Operation [9:30(JST) Jul 11, 2019]（YouTube）

XRISM web site has been launched!

FOCUS-ON

The Forefront of Space Science

Magnetosphere continuously eats solar wind with a huge mouth

Hiroshi Hasegawa, Department of Solar System Sciences /　Naritoshi Kitamura, Aerospace Project Research Associate

CURRENT MISSIONS

Sun Mercury Venus Earth Mars Ryugu
A
ARASELaunch（UTC）：
Dec 20, 2016
HISAKILaunch（UTC）：
Sep 14, 2013
HINODELaunch（UTC）：
Sep 22, 2006
GEOTAILLaunch（UTC）：
Jul 24, 1992
B
MIO/BepiColomboLaunch（UTC）：
Oct 20, 2018
C
AKATSUKILaunch（UTC）：
May 20, 2010
D
HAYABUSA2Launch（UTC）：
Dec 3, 2014
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