Japan's Hayabusa2 probe captures remarkable photo of a two-headed asteroid 62 million miles away

Japan's Hayabusa2 probe completes flyby of Torifune asteroid en route to next destination

Japan's Hayabusa2 space probe successfully completed a flyby observation of the Torifune asteroid as scheduled, according to JAXA. The probe

Japan's Hayabusa2 spacecraft to attempt record-close asteroid flyby on July 5

Japan's Hayabusa2 spacecraft, which successfully collected samples from asteroid Ryugu and returned them to Earth in 2020, is now on an exte

Japan's Hayabusa2 spacecraft to attempt record-close asteroid flyby on July 5

Japan's Hayabusa2 spacecraft, which successfully collected samples from asteroid Ryugu and returned them to Earth in 2020, is now on an exte

JAXA's Hayabusa2 successfully completes flyby of asteroid Trifne during extended mission

JAXA announced that the Hayabusa2 spacecraft successfully completed its first asteroid flyby during its extended mission, passing by asteroi

Japan space probe skims asteroid in test for planetary defense

Review of asteroid sample return missions: Hayabusa, Hayabusa2, and OSIRIS-REx

This article discusses the three asteroid sample return missions to date: JAXA's Hayabusa and Hayabusa2, and NASA's OSIRIS-REx. It highlight

Japan releases snowman-like asteroid image after flyby