Lunar Rover is No Toy
When you think of Tomy — more properly, Takara Tomy — you think of toys and models from Japan. After all, they have made models and toys as iconic as …read more Continue reading Lunar Rover is No Toy
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Hackaday Links: January 8, 2023
Something odd is afoot in the mountains around Salt Lake City, Utah, at least according to local media reports of remote radio installations that have been popping up for at …read more Continue reading Hackaday Links: January 8, 2023
Returned asteroid sample unlocks time capsule older than the Sun
A six-year round trip to an asteroid and back has yielded unprecedented insights into the formation of the solar system. Scientists have conducted the first comprehensive analysis of samples returned from asteroid Ryugu, finding a detailed history star… Continue reading Returned asteroid sample unlocks time capsule older than the Sun
“Flawless” flyby for BepiColombo turns up its first photos of Mercury
Nearly three years after lifting off from French Guiana, the BepiColombo space probe has now set its sights on Mercury for the first time, completing a “flawless” flyby over the weekend. The maneuver resulted in the probe’s first images of its target p… Continue reading “Flawless” flyby for BepiColombo turns up its first photos of Mercury
Rocket Lab to launch space junk inspection mission for JAXA
There are currently tens of thousands of pieces of manmade debris whizzing around the Earth at blazing fast speeds, the result of things like busted up rocket parts and fragmented satellites. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has grand plan… Continue reading Rocket Lab to launch space junk inspection mission for JAXA
BepiColombo and Solar Orbiter have close encounter with Venus
The BepiColombo orbiter probe has passed within 552 km (343 miles) of Venus as it completed one of nine flybys on its way to the planet Mercury. Shortly after the close encounter, the ESA/JAXA joint mission snapped a picture of Venus at a distance of 1… Continue reading BepiColombo and Solar Orbiter have close encounter with Venus
Venus will receive two visitors from Earth next week
Next week, two deep-space probes will make flybys of Venus within 30 hours of each other on their way to the inner reaches of the solar system. On August 9, the Solar Orbiter will pass by the planet often called “Earth’s twin”, followed by the BepiColombo Mercury orbiter on August 10.
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JAXA to send tiny transforming robot to the lunar surface
The Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is planning to send a tiny transforming ball-shaped robot to the lunar surface. Once it arrives, the device will gather data for the development of a future crewed exploration rover.Continue ReadingCateg… Continue reading JAXA to send tiny transforming robot to the lunar surface
First glimpse at Hayabusa2’s asteroid haul
It’s rare that gravel gets scientists so excited, but these are no ordinary rocks. They’re the samples returned to Earth by Hayabusa2 after its 5.24-billion-km round trip to asteroid Ryugu, and this is our first glimpse at them after the spacecraft lan… Continue reading First glimpse at Hayabusa2’s asteroid haul
Mission to “ambush” pristine comet enters new study phase
The European Space Agency has selected Thales Alenia Space in the UK to lead a study for the planned mission to “ambush” a passing comet. Called Comet Interceptor, this cosmic brigand represents a new strategy for exploring comets fresh from the Oort c… Continue reading Mission to “ambush” pristine comet enters new study phase