Hayabusa2
Coverage of Hayabusa2 in the Nexus archive.
- Nasa knows how to deflect an asteroid. Can Japan’s Hayabusa2 pull it off?
Japan's Hayabusa2 probe successfully flew within 800 meters of asteroid Torifune, demonstrating its asteroid defense capabilities and contributing to Earth's protection from cosmic threats. The mission highlights Japan's growing space technology and 'goodwill science' efforts.
- Japan’s asteroid sample retriever rapidly buzzes remote space rock
Japan’s Hayabusa2 spacecraft completed a flyby of asteroid 98943 Torifune as part of its extended mission, following a sample return from Ryugu. JAXA aims to study Torifune’s Earth-crossing orbit for planetary defense insights and plans future missions to asteroid 1998 KY26 and Mars’ moon Phobos.
- Japan space probe, size of a fridge, flies near asteroid in planet defence test
A Japanese space probe named Hayabusa2, approximately the size of a fridge, performed a fly-by near asteroid Torifune to test technology for planetary defense. The mission, conducted by Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), aimed to evaluate the feasibility of deflecting potentially hazardous space rocks away from Earth.