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[ad_1] This image of the Ryugu asteroid was captured by the Japanese tanker Hayabusa2 at an altitude of about 210 feet (64 meters) on September 21, 2018, just before the craft deploys …

[ad_1] Get the Mach Newsletter. SUBSCRIBE It will be too late for Halloween this year, but a skull-like asteroid that some call the "comet of death" is coming back for another visit. …

[ad_1] A shot from Ryugu's surface, taken by Rover-1B on September 23, 2018.Image: JAXA The Japanese rovers of MINERVA-II sent back a series of new photos of Ryugu, including a stunning new …

[ad_1] Artist impression of the asteroid which, under certain light conditions, looks like a human skull. (José Antonio Peñas / SINC) An asteroid that, in certain light conditions, looks like a human …

[ad_1] This image taken September 23, 2018 by Rover-1B and provided by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) shows the surface of the asteroid Ryugu. New photos taken on the surface of …

[ad_1] TOKYO (AP) – New photos taken on the surface of an asteroid show that it is (drum roll, please) … rocky. This may not be a surprise, but the scientists and …

[ad_1] A computer graphic image provided by the Japanese space agency shows two drum-shaped and solar-powered rovers on an asteroid. A Japanese unmanned spacecraft launched two small vehicles on the asteroid Ryugu …

[ad_1] There is another kind of Halloween sequel in the works, and it soon arrives in the heavens near the Earth. An asteroid resembling a skull that passed the Earth in October …

[ad_1] There is another kind of Halloween sequel in the works, and it soon arrives in the heavens near the Earth. An asteroid resembling a skull that passed the Earth in October …

[ad_1] Two tiny rovers that landed on the Ryugu asteroid last week have given back incredible views of the rock surface of the asteroid. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's (JAXA) Hayabusa2 sample …