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© 2020 AFPAsteroid dust collected by Japanese probe arrives on Earth
By Sara Hussein and, Kyoko Hasegawa TOKYO©2021 GPlusMedia Inc.
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Cfields
Amazing work. Congratulations to the science team and engineers. I love how this workhorse space probe keeps going.
noriahojanen
Mission accomplished. Congrats!
Desert Tortoise
Bravo Zulu JAXA. Nice.
KnowBetter
Customs and Immigration in OZ must have been a nightmare to go through for that little capsule...
"Anything to declare?"
Tokyo-Engr
Truly a great engineering accomplishment!! I remember in 2014 when Hayabusa was launched. My how the world has changed.
This great accomplishment should give everyone hope; times are hard now and will be for a while but if humans (with all of our faluts) truly work together and put their mind to something we can do extraordinarly things.
dagon
Gives you some hope for a better future, wish they could do it at a much grander scale next time. I would gladly pay all my taxes with a smile if a majority of it went to projects like this. Unfortunately, a majority of that money goes to corporate welfare,graft and kickbacks to a small oligopoly.
ArtistAtLarge
Excellent and truly impressive!
EvilBuddha
Good job.
I wonder though why could they not think of another name for the space probe. For bike enthusiasts Hayabusa will always be synonymous with the ultimate speed machine by Suzuki.
Michael Hooper
Billion of $'s to get a few kilo of asteroid rocks, what a waste of money to polish a few academic egos
Tony W.
Fantastic scientific effort, and a great example of international scientific cooperation between two clever countries (as an Australian, I'm biased of course!). As for it being a waste of money, Michael Hooper, it's often impossible to tell whether fundamental research like this will ultimately be of material benefit to mankind, but it often can, so why not do it.
rainyday
I believe this should say solar system, not universe.
A) it cost millions, not billions
B) it got dust, not rocks
C) studying the composition of that dust allows scientists to understand how the earth and solar system were formed, and also the origin of life on our planet.
D) The technology developed for it will be key to mining asteroids in the future. Single asteroids can contain trillions of dollars worth of rare metals. While this no doubt will polish some egos, it also has major benefits for humanity.
Jijitsu
@rainyday
I believe this should say solar system, not universe.
Spot on
socrateos
Michael Hooper
s to get a few kilo of asteroid rocks, what a waste of money to polish a few academic egos
Amazing technological advancements will save humanity from many challenges to come. And their scientific inspiration to young kids is priceless.
robert maes
I agree with both arguments. An amazing technological achievement to go collect and return those samples to earth.
but in my opinion a useless target and result except for showcasing the remarkable mission itself.
Lamilly
I always have such high hopes of the discovery of something out of this world, I've been disappointed so far but still think these projects are a must. Well done!
Goodlucktoyou
i was joyous to watch J TV, to see the excitement of children. Such a great event will hopefully motivate them to study science.
Peter14
s to get a few kilo of asteroid rocks, what a waste of money to polish a few academic egos
It was described by a scientist as "a pinch of space dust" so that will not weigh kilos. Maybe a fraction of one gram.
https://www.9news.com.au/national/japan-capsule-hayabusa2-carrying-asteroid-samples-lands-in-south-australia/f4134cff-59eb-4e13-b09b-09b71981f39b
It is still a triumph of engineering and science for Japan. One more step to the stars.
Nihonview
Good job Jaxa.
sourpuss
Wow!
Fighto!
Brilliant job, JAXA! Dare I say NASA would even be jealous of this success. This analysis will give us proof of how and when the universe was formed.
s to get a few kilo of asteroid rocks, what a waste of money to polish a few academic egos
I politely disagree. Its money well spent. In 100-200 years humans will need to find a more habitable planet out there in the universe to colonize. The earth will almost certainly not be livable in 200 years due to hostile climate. This JAXA study is the beginning of that process.
Toasted Heretic
Something we, with the help of science, could have prevented. But the will isn't there, sadly.
cleo
We had a perfectly habitable planet handed to us on a platter. If the Earth becomes unliveable, it will be due to the selfish and self-harming actions of its human inhabitants. We need to learn how to look after the planet we have before we think about stepping off it and spoiling the rest of the universe.
John Beara
So much money for so little information anyway. Is it a waste of money? Yes and no. We all know that earth will vanish by itself in millions of years and there's nothin' we can bout that. I mean... it won't even reach there... coz humanity will destroy earth before that... The sun depend on the sun and the moon.
John Beara
lol, i meant... the earth depend on the sun and moon.
Paul
Amazing achievement, but just 0.1 grams of material!!!???