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Japanese Space Probe Touches Down On Asteroid To Collect Samples
A Japanese space probe named after a falcon, Hayabusa 2, has touched down on an asteroid more than 300 million kmfrom Earth on a mission to seek clues about the origins of life, Japan's space agency said on Friday.
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Japan's Spacecraft Lands On Asteroid, Will Fire Bullet To Stir Up Surface
Data from the probe, Hayabusa2, showed changes in speed and direction, indicating it had touched down on the asteroid and was blasting back to its orbiting position, according to officials from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).
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Space Rovers Become First-Ever Spacecraft To Land On Asteroid Surface
On a primitive piece of space rock more than 100 million miles from Earth, two tiny robotic explorers took their first cautious "hops" this weekend - the first movements made by any human-made spacecraft across the surface of an asteroid.
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Japan Probe Arrives at Asteroid After Nearly Four-Year Space Odyssey
The Hayabusa 2 blasted off in December 2014 for the asteroid Ryugu on a pioneering mission to take samples that scientists hope will help reveal how life began.
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Japan Asteroid Probe Conducts 'Earth Swing-By' in Space Quest
A Japanese space probe launched last year passed by Earth today to harness the planet's gravitational pull to propel it toward a far away asteroid in its quest to study the origin of the solar system, authorities said.
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Japanese Space Probe Touches Down On Asteroid To Collect Samples
A Japanese space probe named after a falcon, Hayabusa 2, has touched down on an asteroid more than 300 million kmfrom Earth on a mission to seek clues about the origins of life, Japan's space agency said on Friday.
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Japan's Spacecraft Lands On Asteroid, Will Fire Bullet To Stir Up Surface
Data from the probe, Hayabusa2, showed changes in speed and direction, indicating it had touched down on the asteroid and was blasting back to its orbiting position, according to officials from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).
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Space Rovers Become First-Ever Spacecraft To Land On Asteroid Surface
On a primitive piece of space rock more than 100 million miles from Earth, two tiny robotic explorers took their first cautious "hops" this weekend - the first movements made by any human-made spacecraft across the surface of an asteroid.
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Japan Probe Arrives at Asteroid After Nearly Four-Year Space Odyssey
The Hayabusa 2 blasted off in December 2014 for the asteroid Ryugu on a pioneering mission to take samples that scientists hope will help reveal how life began.
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Japan Asteroid Probe Conducts 'Earth Swing-By' in Space Quest
A Japanese space probe launched last year passed by Earth today to harness the planet's gravitational pull to propel it toward a far away asteroid in its quest to study the origin of the solar system, authorities said.
