Tag: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency

Japanese Scientists Gleeful to Confirm Pristine Asteroid Samples Collected in Hayabusa 2 Return Capsule

Japanese Scientists Gleeful to Confirm Pristine Asteroid Samples Collected in Hayabusa 2 Return Capsule

For SpaceUpClose.com & RocketSTEM CAPE CANAVERAL, FL – Japanese space scientists are positively gleeful as they have now confirmed that their ambitious Hayabusa 2 spacecraft successfully collected over 5 grams of pristine black as coal soil and rock samples gathered from the ancient near earth asteroid Ryugu in a re-entry capsule that parachuted safely to Earth earlier this month after a

Japanese Hayabusa 2 Capsule Lands in Australia with Precious Asteroid Samples After 6 Year Voyage

Japanese Hayabusa 2 Capsule Lands in Australia with Pristine Asteroid Samples After 6 Year Voyage

For SpaceUpClose.com & RocketSTEM CAPE CANAVERAL, FL –  Japan’s ambitious Hayabusa 2 spacecraft successfully delivered a sample return capsule to a safe landing in the remote Australian outback today, Dec. 5, after surviving a scorching reentry plunge that created a dazzling fireball as  it streaked through the Earth’s atmosphere while carrying pristine soil and rock samples gathered from an ancient asteroid