Japan’s Hayabusa 2 To Return Asteroid Samples Dec. 6

Hayabusa 2
Credit: Akihiro Ikeshita
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s (JAXA) Hayabusa 2 asteroid sample return mission will drop off materials from the asteroid Ryugu as it passes by Earth on Dec. 6 Japan time. The sample container will descend into Woomera in southern Australia, the heads of JAXA and the Australian Space...
Mark Carreau

Mark is based in Houston, where he has written on aerospace for more than 25 years. While at the Houston Chronicle, he was recognized by the Rotary National Award for Space Achievement Foundation in 2006 for his professional contributions to the public understanding of America's space program through news reporting.

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