Jul 4, 2022Asteroid
Extension of the loan of the MicrOmega instrument for analyzing Hayabusa2 return samples by French Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES)
Jun 17, 2022Asteroid
40 international proposals accepted to study the sample from asteroid Ryugu
Jun 13, 2022Asteroid
Ryugu may have originated from a comet nucleus that contained amino acids needed for life on Earth
Jun 10, 2022Asteroid
Asteroid Explorer Hayabusa2 Initial Analysis Chemical Analysis Team reveals aqueous alteration and primitive composition of asteroid Ryugu
Feb 11, 2022Asteroid
Pebbles flying over Ryugu and returned grains
Dec 23, 2021Asteroid
A first look at the composition of the sample from asteroid Ryugu with the infrared spectroscopic microscope, MicrOmega.
Dec 22, 2021Asteroid
Ryugu is a primitive asteroid rich in water and organic matter ─ A first look at the unprocessed carbonaceous asteroid sample returned by Hayabusa2 ─
Jun 17, 2021Asteroid
The Phase 2 curation analysis for material from the Hayabusa2 sample is about to begin at the synchrotron radiation facility, SPring-8, led by the Kochi Institute team
May 25, 2021Asteroid
Discovery of the most primitive boulders on Ryugu
Mar 25, 2021Cosmos blog
Helping to bring an asteroid home
Dec 15, 2020Asteroid
Confirmation of the sample collected during the first touchdown on asteroid Ryugu by asteroid explorer, Hayabusa2
Analysis results from the gas collected from the sample container of the asteroid explorer, Hayabusa2
Dec 14, 2020Asteroid
Confirmation of the asteroid Ryugu sample collection by the asteroid explorer, Hayabusa2
Dec 8, 2020Spacecraft
Completion of Transportation of the Hayabusa2 Re-entry Capsule to the JAXA Sagamihara Campus
Dec 6, 2020Spacecraft
The Results of "Hayabusa2" Re-entry Capsule Recovery
Sep 23, 2020Spacecraft
Collisional history of Ryugu's parent body from bright surface boulders
Sep 2, 2020Spacecraft
We are hoping for your messages of support for Hayabusa2!
Aug 19, 2020Spacecraft
The Hayabusa2 Re-entry Capsule Approved to Land in Australia
