09-22-2018, 08:06 PM
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-45598156
Japan's space agency (JAXA) has made history by successfully landing two robotic explorers on the surface of an asteroid.
The two small "rovers", which were despatched from the Hayabusa-2 spacecraft on Friday, will move around the 1km-wide space rock known as Ryugu.
The asteroid's low gravity means they can hop across it, capturing temperatures and images of the surface.
"Both rovers are in good condition," the agency confirmed on Saturday.
JAXA proudly tweeted pictures from the rovers, which reached Earth via the spaceship Hayabusa-2.
Congrats to them !
As in the previous Hayabusa mission, the plan is to collect samples from this asteroid - which, if all goes well, will be returned to Earth in 2020. Let's hope this mission is as successful as the previous one was!
Japan's space agency (JAXA) has made history by successfully landing two robotic explorers on the surface of an asteroid.
The two small "rovers", which were despatched from the Hayabusa-2 spacecraft on Friday, will move around the 1km-wide space rock known as Ryugu.
The asteroid's low gravity means they can hop across it, capturing temperatures and images of the surface.
"Both rovers are in good condition," the agency confirmed on Saturday.
JAXA proudly tweeted pictures from the rovers, which reached Earth via the spaceship Hayabusa-2.
Congrats to them !
As in the previous Hayabusa mission, the plan is to collect samples from this asteroid - which, if all goes well, will be returned to Earth in 2020. Let's hope this mission is as successful as the previous one was!
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