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  • Dust From Ryugu Asteroid Is Older Than The Solar System
    A computer graphic handout image shows Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Hayabusa 2 probe arrives to asteroid Ryugu in outer space.
    According to unrelated studies, the space object originated in the outer solar system.
  • JAXA, Japanese Industry Join Forces To Build Supersonic Jets
    GOING SUPERSONIC
    The new public-private initiative, Japan Supersonic Research, looking to build a 50-passenger supersonic jet.
  • Asteroid To Come Closer Than The Moon In A Near-Miss Today
    Artist impression of asteroid collision
    Asteroid 2020 XF4 is not expected to make an impact but its close distance is worth keeping an eye on.
  • Hayabusa2 Scientists Get More Asteroid Dust Than Expected
    A computer graphic handout image shows Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Hayabusa 2 probe arrives to asteroid Ryugu in outer space.
    Samples of dust collected by a Japanese space probe from an asteroid were better than hoped for.
  • Hayabusa2: Japan Asteroid Sample Lands Successfully On Earth
    Hayabusa2 model
    The space capsule with material from a space rock called Ryugu parachuted down near Woomera in South Australia, amidst excitement and applause.
  • Two Decades Of The International Space Station: Now What?
    ISS
    A technological and diplomatic triumph, the ISS has kept people living and working in orbit every day since November 2000.
  • Japan's HTV-9 Cargo Ship Burns Up In Earth's Atmosphere
    ISS-63 HTV-9 cargo ship in the grips of the Canadarm2
    This was the final station departure of JAXA’s first-generation Kounotori, or “white stork,” cargo craft.
  • SpaceX And NASA To Launch 4 Astronauts To ISS On October 23
    SPLASHDOWN
    The SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft will transport four astronauts to the ISS on Oct. 23.
  • Here's How Space Agencies Are Helping With Food Security
    GOES-16 satellite image
    NASA, ESA, and the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) have contributed to the world's agricultural production as well.
  • SpaceX Adds Two Astronauts To Pioneering ISS Mission
    NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken speak at a news conference
    The mission will be the first in a series of regular, rotational flights to the station following NASA’s certification of the new crewed system following completion and validation of SpaceX’s test flight with astronauts.
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