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• Japan launches ‘moon sniper’ landing craft, X-ray telescope into space

  The X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission, or XRISM, will measure the speed and makeup of what lies between galaxies, according to the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency.

  World

  Sep 6
  
• Japan landed a rover on an asteroid, and the 1st photos are out of this world

  The space agency shared images the rovers beamed back to Earth showing the robots’ approach and surface landing.

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  Sep 26, 2018
  
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• WATCH: Japan launches space explorer to blow a crater in an asteroid

  A Japanese space explorer took off Wednesday on a six-year journey to blow a crater in a remote asteroid and bring back rock samples in hopes of gathering clues to the origin of Earth.

  Science

  Dec 3, 2014
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• Space exploration: Why do we invest in missions to asteroids and comets?

  It costs billions of dollars to send spacecraft to comets and asteroids, and at a risk of failure. So why do we continue to do it?

  Science

  Nov 15, 2014