Hayabusa2

Hayabusa2 (Japanese: はやぶさ2; lit. 'Peregrine falcon 2') is an asteroid sample-return mission operated by the Japanese state space agency JAXA. It is a successor to the Hayabusa mission, which returned asteroid samples for the first time in June 2010. Hayabusa2 was launched on 3 December 2014 and rendezvoused in space with near-Earth asteroid 162173 Ryugu on 27 June 2018. It surveyed the asteroid for a year and a half and took samples. It left the...

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2025

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Dark Comets1 May 2025

2024

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Scientists Discover Earth Life inside an Asteroid Sample19 Dec 2024

Ryugu asteroid sample rapidly colonized by terrestrial life despite strict contamination control22 Nov 2024

2022

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Preliminary analysis of the Hayabusa2 samples returned from C-type asteroid Ryugu15 Jun 2022

2021

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Simulation of Seismic Wave Propagation on Asteroid Ryugu Induced by The Impact Experiment of The Hayabusa2 Mission: Limited Mass Transport by Low Yield Strength of Porous Regolith15 Jun 2021

محاكاة انتشار الموجات الزلزالية على كويكب ريوجو الناجم عن تجربة تأثير مهمة Hayabusa2: النقل الجماعي المحدود بقوة إنتاجية منخفضة للثرى المسامي12 Jun 2021

2020

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隼鸟2号采集的试样达到5.4克 超目标50倍21 Dec 2020

'Asteroid fatihi'nin kapsülü Japonya’ya getirildi8 Dec 2020

隼鳥2號採回小行星砂石返抵日本 明年6月分析解密8 Dec 2020

Japan's Hayabusa2 capsule lands with carbon-rich asteroid samples7 Dec 2020

Japan's Hayabusa2 spacecraft brings pieces of asteroid back to earth7 Dec 2020

Hayabusa-2: Capsule with asteroid samples in 'perfect' shape6 Dec 2020

Hayabusa-2: Capsule with asteroid samples in 'perfect' shape6 Dec 2020

日本隼鳥2號送回小行星砂石 有助解答生命起源6 Dec 2020

探査機「はやぶさ2」のカプセル地球に帰還 現地チームが回収6 Dec 2020

Japan's Journey to an Asteroid Ends With a Hunt in Australia's Outback5 Dec 2020

はやぶさ2、カプセル分離に成功 6日未明に着地へ5 Dec 2020

Japanese space capsule carrying pristine asteroid samples lands in Australia5 Dec 2020

Video: Japanese Space Capsule Ferries Bits of Asteroid to Earth5 Dec 2020

はやぶさ2　カプセルの分離成功　地球帰還へ5 Dec 2020

Next target asteroid picked for Japan's Hayabusa2 probe16 Sep 2020

Japan's Hayabusa2 aims to probe asteroid '1998KY26' in 203115 Sep 2020

Hayabusa 2 Press conference materials15 Sep 2020

小惑星探査機「はやぶさ2」記者説明会15 Sep 2020

はやぶさ２、次のミッションは小惑星「１９９８ＫＹ２６」...ＪＡＸＡ13 Sep 2020

Japan may extend Hayabusa2 asteroid mission to visit 2nd space rock12 Aug 2020

宇宙科学探査ミッション進捗報告（はやぶさ２） - はやぶさ２地球帰還計画および拡張ミッションの検討状況21 Jul 2020

Joint Statement for Cooperation in the Hayabusa2 Sample Return Mission by the Australian Space Agency and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency14 Jul 2020

Magnetic Properties of Asteroid (162173) Ryugu15 Jun 2020

Display: Hayabusa2 2014-076AGOV14 May 2020

Подолавши 6 мільярдів кілометрів, японський космічний зонд доставив на Землю зразки астероїда12 May 2020

小惑星探査機「はやぶさ２」記者説明会20 Feb 2020

はやぶさ２、再び小惑星へ 地球帰還後も任務継続―対象天体を選定へ・ＪＡＸＡ9 Jan 2020

2019

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Farewell, Ryugu! Japan's Hayabusa2 Probe Leaves Asteroid for Journey Home13 Nov 2019

Operation results of MINERVA-II twin rovers onboard Hayabusa2 asteroid explorer24 Oct 2019

[MINERVA-II2] MINERVA-II2 is confirmed to have separated today (10/3) at 01:38 JST. The separation time was 00:57 J…2 Oct 2019

Images from the surface of asteroid Ryugu show rocks similar to carbonaceous chondrite meteorites23 Aug 2019

Hayabusa2 probe successfully collects first samples from Ryugu asteroid13 Jul 2019

Japan's Hayabusa2 probe makes "perfect" touchdown on asteroid11 Jul 2019

小惑星探査機「はやぶさ２」第2回目タッチダウン成功について11 Jul 2019

In a first, a Japanese spacecraft appears to have collected samples from inside an asteroid11 Jul 2019

Japan's Hayabusa2 makes final touchdown on asteroid11 Jul 2019

日隼鳥2號二度登陸龍宮 離生命起源更進一步11 Jul 2019

25 Apr 2019

小惑星探査機「はやぶさ２」衝突装置の作動の確認について5 Apr 2019

小惑星探査機「はやぶさ2」第1回目タッチダウン成功について22 Feb 2019

Japon uzay aracı Hayabusa-2, 280 milyon kilometre uzaklıktaki asteroite indi22 Feb 2019

日本「隼鳥2號」著陸小行星「龍宮」22 Feb 2019

はやぶさ2のタッチダウン候補地は2カ所に、どちらが最適？9 Jan 2019

2018

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Naming our MINERVA-II1 rovers13 Dec 2018

日本探測器隼鳥2號 延後數月登陸小行星11 Oct 2018

MASCOT landing on Ryugu a success5 Oct 2018

All done with work! Oh my... can that be right? I explored Ryugu for more than 17 hours. That is more than my team…4 Oct 2018

揭太陽系起源 隼鳥2號再投放探測器登陸龍宮3 Oct 2018

MINERVA-II1: Successful image capture, landing on Ryugu and hop!23 Sep 2018

They Made It! Japan's Two Hopping Rovers Successfully Land on Asteroid Ryugu22 Sep 2018

Japonsko potvrdilo úspěšné přistání robotů na asteroidu Ryugu. Zveřejnilo i první fotografie22 Sep 2018

Japanese Probe Drops Tiny Hopping Robots Toward Big Asteroid Ryugu21 Sep 2018

Imaging Ryugu from an altitude of 6km25 Jul 2018

Hayabusa2: Japan's 2nd Asteroid Sample Mission9 Jul 2018

Arrival at Ryugu!29 Jun 2018

Arrival at Ryugu!29 Jun 2018

Japanese spacecraft reaches asteroid after three-and-a-half-year journey28 Jun 2018

Hayabusa2 Rendezvous with Ryugu27 Jun 2018

Japan�s new asteroid probe reaches its target after 3.2-billion-kilometer journey27 Jun 2018

Japan's Hayabusa 2 spacecraft reaches cosmic 'diamond'27 Jun 2018

A detailed look at Japan's Hayabusa2 asteroid exploration mission21 Jun 2018

Current status of the asteroid explorer, Hayabusa2, leading up to arrival at asteroid Ryugu in 201814 Jun 2018

Current status of the asteroid explorer, Hayabusa2, leading up to arrival at asteroid Ryugu in 201814 Jun 2018

Hayabusa2 Information Fact Sheet12 Jun 2018

小惑星探査機「はやぶさ2」小惑星リュウグウの撮影に成功1 Mar 2018

2017

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Hayabusa 2 extension plan: Asteroid selection and trajectory design1 Sep 2017

Thermal Infrared Imaging Experiments of C-Type Asteroid 162173 Ryugu on Hayabusa215 Jul 2017

The MASCOT Radiometer MARA for the Hayabusa 2 Mission12 Jul 2017

Preflight Calibration Test Results for Optical Navigation Camera Telescope (ONC-T) Onboard the Hayabusa2 Spacecraft15 Jun 2017

A Mobile Asteroid Surface Scout (MASCOT) for the Hayabuse 2 Mision to Ryugu15 Jun 2017

MASCOT—The Mobile Asteroid Surface Scout Onboard the Hayabusa2 Mission15 Jun 2017

Hayabusa2 extension plan: Asteroid selection and trajectory design15 Jun 2017

2016

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The MASCOT Radiometer MARA for the Hayabusa 2 Mission1 Aug 2016

車輪なしでどうやって移動する？ローバー「ミネルバ2」の仕組み（後編）28 Mar 2016

2015

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Hayabusa2 Earth Swing – by Result14 Dec 2015

小惑星探査機「はやぶさ2」の目指す小惑星1999 JU3の名称決定について5 Oct 2015

小惑星探査機「はやぶさ2」(Hayabusa2)小惑星1999 JU3に向けた航行段階（巡航フェーズ）へ移行3 Mar 2015

2014

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JAXA Launches Hayabusa 2 Asteroid Probe3 Dec 2014

Hayabusa2 launches on audacious asteroid adventure3 Dec 2014

Hayabusa 2 launches on audacious asteroid adventure3 Dec 2014

Японский космический зонд «Хаябуса-2» отправится к астероиду <span class="nowrap">1999 JU₃</span>3 Dec 2014

Japanese H-IIA kicks off Hayabusa 2's asteroid mission3 Dec 2014

はやぶさ２、打ち上げ成功…目的の小惑星へ3 Dec 2014

Japanese H-IIA kicks off Hayabusa2's asteroid mission2 Dec 2014

H-IIAロケット26号機による小惑星探査機「はやぶさ2」（Hayabusa2）の打上げ日について1 Dec 2014

Collaboration between OSIRIS-REx and Hayabusa220 Oct 2014

Launch of "Hayabusa2" by H-IIA Launch Vehicle No. 2630 Sep 2014

H-IIAロケット26号機による小惑星探査機「はやぶさ2」（Hayabusa2）の打上げについて30 Sep 2014

"Hayabusa 2"29 Jul 2014

小惑星探査機「はやぶさ2」の航法誘導制御における自動・自律機15 Jul 2014

小惑星探査機「はやぶさ2」の航法誘導制御における自動・自律機12 Jul 2014

Hayabusa2: Scientific importance of samples returned from C-type near-Earth asteroid (162173) 1999 JU315 Jun 2014

JAXA Report on Hayabusa2GOV21 May 2014

2013

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En bref: le Cnes et le DLR fourniront l'atterrisseur d'Hayabusa-227 Jun 2013

Small carry-on impactor of Hayabusa2 mission15 Jun 2013

أداة تصادم صغيرة محمولة من مهمة Hayabusa212 Jun 2013

Firebird "Hayabusa" Future Part 4 ~ Recuperación de asteroides tipo C ~ | 火の鳥「はやぶさ」未来編  その４ ～ C型小惑星をもちかえる～12 Jun 2013

2012

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Advanced robotic system of hopping rovers for small solar system bodies15 Jun 2012

Advanced robotic system of hopping rovers for small solar system bodies12 Jun 2012

Japan's next asteroid probe approved for development29 Jan 2012

NEC、2014年度の打ち上げを目指し「はやぶさ」後継機の設計に着手25 Jan 2012

はやぶさ２プロジェクトについて16 Jan 2012

はやぶさ２プロジェクトについて16 Jan 2012

2011

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はやぶさ2の状況について25 May 2011

はやぶさ2の状況について25 May 2011

小惑星探査ミッション「はやぶさ26 Jan 2011

6 Jan 2011

2010

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Hayabusa2 will seek the origins of life in space18 Aug 2010

Hayabusa 2 will seek the origins of life in space18 Aug 2010

Hayabusa2 will seek the origins of life in space18 Aug 2010

Hayabusa 2 will seek the origins of life in space18 Aug 2010

Asteroid probe, rocket get nod from Japanese panel11 Aug 2010

Asteroid probe, rocket get nod from Japanese panel11 Aug 2010

2008

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Spectral characteristics of Hayabusa 2 near-Earth asteroid targets 162173 1999 JU3 AND 2001 QC3425 Feb 2008

2007

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The President's New Year Interview15 Jun 2007

The President's New Year Interview12 Jun 2007

2005

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次期小天体サンプルリターン探査計画12 Jun 2005

Undated

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Hayabusa2

Hayabusa-2 – Asteroid Exploration Mission

Hayabusa2 returned with 5 grams of asteroid soil, far more than target

System design of the Hayabusa 2 – Asteroid sample return mission to 1999 JU3

Asteroid explorer, Hayabusa2 press conference

MASCOT – Mobile Asteroid Surface Scout

Hayabusa2/MASCOT at a glance – Technical specifications and mission timeline

MASCOT confirms what scientists have long suspected

The near-Earth asteroid Ryugu – a fragile cosmic rubble pile

Here's an Update on Hayabusa2's Crater-Creating Explosion

Hayabusa 2

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Japan's next asteroid probe approved for development

Here's تحديث حول انفجار إنشاء الحفرة في Hayabusa2

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Hajabusa 2

Hayabusa-2 – Spacecraft & Satellites

JAXA | Asteroid Explorer "Hayabusa2"

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JAXA | Overview of Hayabusa2 major onboard instruments

Vzorky z asteroidu odebrány

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JAXA Hayabusa2 Project

Hayabusa2's rovers successfully land on asteroid- News - NHK WORLD - English

Sep. 22, 2018. What's new

Japanese Probe 'Kisses' Asteroid in Attempt to Collect Sample

La sonda japonesa Hayabusa2 aterriza en asteroide Ryugu para tomar muestras

Asteroid probe, rocket get nod from Japanese panel

Japan's next asteroid probe approved for development

Spectral characteristics of Hayabusa 2 near-Earth asteroid targets 162173 1999 JU3 AND 2001 QC34

La sonda Hayabusa 2 vuelve al asteroide que 'bombardeó' (fotos)

Hayabusa 2: a las puertas del asteroide Ryugu

はやぶさ２情報源 Fact Sheet 小惑星到着直前版

Small Carry-on Impactor (SCI): Its scientific purpose, operation, and observation plan in Hayabysa-2 mission

Hayabusa-2: Japan spacecraft touches down on asteroid. Paul Rincon, BBC News. 22 February 2

JAXA | Overview of Hayabusa2 major onboard instruments

What's the benefit of sample return?

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Hayabusa 2

Imaging Ryugu from an altitude of 6km

Hayabusa-2: Japan spacecraft leaves asteroid to head home

Japan's Hayabusa2 aims to probe asteroid "1998KY26" in 2031

HayabusaGOV

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JAXA Launches Hayabusa 2 Asteroid Probe

Launch of "Hayabusa2" by H-IIA Launch Vehicle No. 26

Hayabusa2 Earth Swing – by Result

Hayabusa 2

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Hera team congratulates JAXA on asteroid sample return

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Körvonalazódik Japán új Hayabusa szondája

Hayabusa2

Japan's next asteroid probe approved for development

Hayabusa 2

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「はやぶさ2」搭載ハニカム構造軽量高利得平面アンテナ

「はやぶさ2」で宇宙探査の道筋をつけたい

ちば経済：「はやぶさ」7年の旅に感動 千葉市科学館、帰還成功で連日盛況 ／千葉

「はやぶさ」人気で宇宙予算再検討 仕分け軌道修正

蓮舫行刷相 はやぶさ帰還を絶賛 「仕分け結果、何が何でもではない」

「はやぶさ2」開発費30億円要求へ…文科省

はやぶさ、次は安心の旅に 14年に後継機打ち上げ

はやぶさ2にカメラ 寄付金使い追加搭載

「はやぶさ２」機体完成 新たな航海へ１２月にも出発

「はやぶさ2」初期運用速報

はやぶさ２の探査ロボ、小惑星へ着陸…地表移動

探査ロボ、りゅうぐうに着地＝世界初、小惑星上で移動、撮影－ＪＡＸＡ

探査ロボ「ミネルバ2」が小惑星リュウグウに着地成功 世界初

はやぶさ2、着陸成功 小惑星探査で偉業

Japan's Hayabusa2 Asteroid Probe Packs Its Space-Rock Bag for Return to Earth

はやぶさ2、小型ローバー「MINERVA-II2」の分離を10月3日に実施へ

小惑星に小型ロボを放出 はやぶさ2最後の仕事

探査機はやぶさ２、小惑星リュウグウでの最終実験に成功…重力を詳細に調査

はやぶさ２、地球帰還へ姿勢変更 「りゅうぐう、また会う日まで」

「はやぶさ２」メインエンジン起動 1年後に地球へ

「はやぶさ２」小惑星探査終え地球帰還へ 本格的な飛行開始

JAXAが長野県に建設した新アンテナが「はやぶさ2」の電波をキャッチ！

「はやぶさ2」イオンエンジンすべて順調、カプセル到着は今年11月～12月

JAXAの新アンテナが「はやぶさ2」から送信されたKa帯電波の受信に成功！

はやぶさ2、第2期イオンエンジン運転を開始 - 地球帰還に向け復路も順調！

JAXA、はやぶさ2軌道変更に成功 「地球帰還」確実に

日本の探査機「はやぶさ2」 カプセルの地球帰還は12月6日予定

「りゅうぐうの砂」か、はやぶさ２カプセル内に黒い粒 ＪＡＸＡ発表

「はやぶさ2」 カプセルに「黒い砂粒」 リュウグウの砂か

はやぶさ２、リュウグウの砂「相当量入っている」 ＪＡＸＡ会見

はやぶさ２、再び小惑星へ 地球帰還後も任務継続 - 対象天体を選定へ・ＪＡＸＡ

はやぶさ2がリュウグウに作った人工クレーターは14.5メートルの半円形 JAXAなど発表

再び宇宙大航海へ臨む「はやぶさ2」第10回 Kaバンドアンテナと通信

妖怪ウォッチが「はやぶさ2」とコラボ 公式サポーターに決定

はやぶさに相乗り、小型探査機を公開 「プロキオン」北大も開発参加

まるで"ミニはやぶさ"……東大の超小型探査機「PROCYON」が報道公開

小型衛星「しんえん2」公開 鹿児島大、データ通信実験に再挑戦

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Hayabusa2 and DCAM3

하야부사2가 지구로 보낸 캡슐

InSightGOV

Hayabusa 2 (ruimtesonde)

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Spitzer observations of spacecraft target 162173 (1999 JU3)

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Jonathan's Space Report+ 3 events

Asteroid explorer "Hayabusa 2"

Asteroid explorer "Hayabusa 2"

La sonde Hayabusa 2

Hayabusa-II > L'atterrisseur MASCOT

Mission MASCOT/Hayabusa 2

Hayabusa's Return Jourey to Earth - With the hopes of 880 000 people

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Hayabusa 2 (rymdsond)

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Goodbye Ryugu: Navigation Images from the asteroid departure (Real time delivery)

Hayabusa2 Latest Status, the Successful First Touchdown

Японський зонд "Хаябуса-2" здійснив посадку на астероїд

Японський зонд доставив на Землю зразки астероїда Рюгу

JAXA Report on Hayabusa2GOV

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Schedule changes for the touchdown operation

New Photos Show the Surprisingly Big Crater Blasted Into Asteroid Ryugu by Japan's Hayabusa2 Probe

Japan's Hayabusa2 spacecraft grabs epic close-up just 30 feet above asteroid

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Японский космический зонд «Хаябуса-2» отправится к астероиду <span style="white-space: nowrap;">1999 JU₃</span>

Роботы-разведчики с Hayabusa-2 начали работать на поверхности астероида Рюгу

Зонд MASCOT сів на поверхню астероїда Рюгу

Зонд «Хаябуса-2» успішно зібрав зразки з поверхні Рюгу

Японський зонд “Хаябуса-2” готується до другого забору ґрунту з астероїда

SCI (Small Carry-on Impactor) Operation Schedule

Японський зонд доставить на Землю зразок астероїда Рюгу

Японский зонд Hayabusa2 возвращается на Землю с образцами астероида

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小惑星探査機「はやぶさ2」の小惑星Ryugu出発について

小惑星探査機「はやぶさ２」

Hayabusa2 Returns －「はやぶさ2」が還ってきた－

小惑星探査機「はやぶさ２」

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日本“隼鸟2号”踏上归途

日本小行星探测器隼鸟2号回收舱返回地球