Gecksteroids! Asteroids and Geckos May Share Common Force
The asteroid Itokawa (as imaged by the Japanese Hayabusa probe) and a gecko tattoo. Bear with me, it'll make sense soon (JAXA) What do asteroids and geckos have in common? Not a lot, as you’d expect,...
View ArticleHayabusa Returns to Earth with a Flash
Hayabusa re-enters over the Australian Outback, generating a bright fireball (screen grabs from the JAXA video feed) Staring hard at the live streaming video of the black Australian skies, I was hoping...
View ArticleHayabusa Re-Entry Video: Spacecraft Destruction at its Best
There’s not a lot to add to this video, it’s too awesome. It was captured by NASA’s converted DC-8 jet that was flying over Australia when the Japanese Hayabusa spacecraft broke up during re-entry....
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