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May 8, 2020TOPICS

Sample collection from asteroid Ryugu by Hayabusa2: implications for surface evolution

Apr 24, 2020TOPICS

How waves and turbulence maintain the super-rotation of Venus' atmosphere

Mar 23, 2020TOPICS

Creating a crater to constrain the age of an asteroid's surface

Mar 23, 2020TOPICS

Thermal images from the TIR suggest Ryugu boulders may be "fluffy"

Nov 19, 2019TOPICS

Subaru Telescope Detects the Mid-infrared Emission Band from Complex Organic Molecules in Comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner

Nov 13, 2019TOPICS

Hayabusa2 departs from Ryugu

ANNOUNCEMENTMore

[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!

[Press Briefing] "Hayabusa2" SCI Operation [14:30(JST) Apr 5, 2019]（YouTube）

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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

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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
Mercury Magnetospheric Orbiter MIO / BepiColombo JAXA Sagamihara Channel History of Japanese Space Research