Earlier this year, Asteroid Day partners, Association of Space Explorers (ASE) released a series called “The Space Explorers Guide to Isolation: Tips on Staying Grounded While Spacing Out.” This series…
JAXA’s Hayabusa2 Mission Manager Makoto Yoshikawa
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Dr Makoto Yoshikawa is the Mission Manager for Hayabusa2 at the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS), which is part of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). Hayabusa2 began…
Jupiter and Saturn’s Connection to Asteroids
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This year ends with an extraordinary celestial event and the chance to talk about Jupiter and Saturn’s connection to asteroids. On 21 December, the planets Jupiter and Saturn will be…
Meet Asteroid Day Event Organisers Astronomy on Tap Groningen
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Astronomy on Tap Groningen is a global organisation that began in New York City in 2014. Now stretching around the world, each Astronomy on Tap event features talks, quizzes and…
Hayabusa2’s Impact Event Shows How Asteroid Ryugu Responds To Being Struck
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On 6 December 2020, JAXA’s Hayabusa2 spacecraft will arrive back at Earth to drop a canister into the Woomera Test Range in Australia. The canister will contain samples taken from…