New: ryuguAll contenthive-129948hive-196917krsteemhive-183959hive-166405zzanphotographyhive-180932hive-185836uncommonlabhive-144064bitcoinhive-188619hive-183397hive-150122krsuccesshive-124908hive-101145hive-139150lifehive-109690hive-145157hive-103599hive-184714TrendingNewHotLikersalexanderrogge (39)in asteroid • 2 years agoUracil and vitamin B3 found in samples from asteroid RyuguMassimo Luciani - Uracil and vitamin B3 found in samples from asteroid Ryugu: #Asteroid #Ryugu #Uracil #Niacin #VitaminB3 #Organics #Biomarkers #JAXA #Hayabusa2 #SampleReturn #Hokkaido…sarahjay1 (69)in hive-109160 • 2 years agoAsteroid Ryugu might be related to the comet Wild 2( JAXA ) Planetary scientists from the University of Hokkaido have determined that the asteroid Ryugu may be related to the comet Wild 2 in the outer solar system. The team led by Noriyuki…alexanderrogge (39)in asteroid • 3 years agoAsteroid Ryugu harbors life’s building blocksPaul Scott Anderson - Asteroid Ryugu harbors life’s building blocks: #Asteroid #Ryugu #Hayabusa2 #OrganicCompounds #Prebiotic #AminoAcids #BoundWater #LifeOnEarth #PlanetaryScience #Astrobiology…sarahjay1 (69)in hive-109160 • 3 years agoThe asteroid Ryugu may have started as a comet(JAXA) Japanese scientists tested the theory of the cometary origin of the near-Earth asteroid Ryugu. It turned out that this can really explain the observed properties of the asteroid, and then…sarahjay1 (69)in hive-109160 • 3 years agoThe soil samples of the asteroid Ryugu have more than ten amino acids(Yada, et al.; Nature Astronomy) Scientists working with soil samples from the asteroid Ryugu, delivered to Earth by the Hayabusa-2 mission, have published new data. The team found more than ten…sarahjay1 (69)in hive-109160 • 3 years agoHayabusa 2 finds signs of dust on the Ryugu asteroid(JAXA) Data from the Japanese interplanetary station Hayabusa-2 indicate that fine-grained dust may exist on the asteroid Ryugu. The dust is part of the regolith and covers both boulders and…zathras (66)in newslink • 5 years agoNewslink: Watch Japan's Hayabusa2 Land on Asteroid Ryugu in This Exciting VideoAn incredible new animation from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) shows the Hayabusa2 spacecraft completing its second touchdown operation, on July 11.zathras (66)in newslink • 5 years agoNewslink: Touchdown! Incredible Photos Show 2nd Asteroid Landing by Japan's Hayabusa2The Japanese spacecraft Hayabusa2 made a carefully choreographed second touchdown on an asteroid called Ryugu last night (July 10) — and the photos are incredible.zathras (66)in newslink • 5 years agoNewslink: Watch Live @ 8:30 pm ET: Hayabusa2 Spacecraft Scooping Asteroid SampleJapan's Hayabusa2 spacecraft will attempt to retrieve a sample from the surface of asteroid Ryugu today (July 10). This will be the spacecraft's second touchdown operation at the asteroid, which it…zathras (66)in newslink • 6 years agoNewslink: Boulders on Diamond-Shaped Asteroids Hint at Dusty LandslidesScientists looked at the boulders found on near-Earth objects Ryugu and Bennu to glean information about the way rocks have moved on the surface of these asteroids over time.zathras (66)in newslink • 6 years agoNewslink: Japan Blasted a Crater on Asteroid Ryugu and Here's the Photo ProofA Japanese spacecraft successfully blasted a crater into a space rock called Ryugu, the mission confirmed today (April 25), releasing an animation showing how the impact changed the asteroid's…zathras (66)in newslink • 6 years agoNewslink: Now You Can Watch Japan's Hayabusa2 Shoot a Bomb at an AsteroidOn April 4, the Hayabusa2 spacecraft tossed a bomb at a space rock, then ducked for cover to wait for the debris to settle — but before it did, it watched the impactor soar toward the asteroid…zathras (66)in neslink • 6 years agoNewslink: Pow! Japan's Hayabusa2 Bombs Asteroid Ryugu to Make a Crater (Photo)Asteroids have pummeled Earth for billions of years, and now Earth has finally struck back. Japan's Hayabusa2 spacecraft slammed a copper cannonball into the 3,000-foot-wide (900 meters)…zathras (66)in newslink • 6 years agoNewslink: Watch Live @ 9 pm ET: Japan's Hayabusa2 to Make Crater on Asteroid RyuguJapan's Hayabusa2 spacecraft will fire a projectile at the asteroid Ryugu, which it has been orbiting since last June. JAXA will provide a live webcast from its mission control center beginning…zathras (66)in newslink • 6 years agoNewslink:Asteroid Ryugu Is Surprisingly Dry, Japanese Spacecraft FindsA Japanese spacecraft studying the near-Earth asteroid Ryugu beamed home new data revealing that the space rock has less water than scientists expected.aeolus1969 (36)in news • 6 years agoWe just received more mind-melting photos and a video from the surface of an asteroidEarlier this week, Japan's space agency JAXA made history by landing a pair of hopping rovers on an asteroid known as Ryugu, and sending back the first-ever images from the surface of a space…zathras (66)in nweslink • 6 years agoNewslink: Watch Japan's Hayabusa2 Grab a Piece of an Asteroid in This Incredible Video!Japan's space agency completed a complicated touchdown maneuver at a distant space rock last month, and it has now released an incredible video from the spacecraft's point of view.zathras (66)in newslink • 6 years agoNewslink: Shadow Selfie! Japanese Asteroid Probe Snaps Amazing Post-Landing PicA Japanese asteroid probe commemorated its successful sample grab with a stunning post-landing photo.zathras (66)in newslink • 6 years agoNewslink: Japanese Spacecraft Successfully Snags Sample of Asteroid RyuguA Japanese asteroid probe has grabbed its first space-rock sample. The Hayabusa2 spacecraft successfully nabbed bits of the 3,000-foot-wide (900 meters) asteroid Ryugu today (Feb. 21; Feb. 22…itechnology (16)in hayabusa • 6 years agoHayabusa 2: the Japanese probe lands successfully on the asteroid RyuguThe space agency of Japan (Jaxa) announced that its probe Hayabusa 2 landed successfully on the surface of the asteroid Ryugu. Now the spacecraft will take samples of the space rock 900 meters…
