2026-04-25 15:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-04-18)
WHERE IS HAYABUSA2♯?
- Barycentric speed: 34.49 km/s (+0.67 km/s)
- Torifune flyby in: 70 days
🪨 Relative to Torifune
- Distance (km): 53,646,471.59 km (-7,693,317.17 km)
- Distance (AU): 0.36 (-0.05)
- Light travel time: 2 min 58.95 s (-25.66 s)
🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 172,696,793.43 km (-6,030,824.73 km)
- Distance (AU): 1.15 (-0.04)
- Light travel time: 9 min 36.07 s (-20.12 s)
2026-04-18 15:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-04-11)
WHERE IS HAYABUSA2♯?
- Barycentric speed: 33.82 km/s (+0.70 km/s)
- Torifune flyby in: 77 days
🪨 Relative to Torifune
- Distance (km): 61,339,788.76 km (-7,783,186.54 km)
- Distance (AU): 0.41 (-0.05)
- Light travel time: 3 min 24.61 s (-25.96 s)
🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 178,727,618.17 km (-5,395,373.55 km)
- Distance (AU): 1.19 (-0.04)
- Light travel time: 9 min 56.19 s (-18.00 s)
2026-04-11 15:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-04-04)
WHERE IS HAYABUSA2♯?
- Barycentric speed: 33.12 km/s (+0.71 km/s)
- Torifune flyby in: 84 days
🪨 Relative to Torifune
- Distance (km): 69,122,975.30 km (-7,785,196.59 km)
- Distance (AU): 0.46 (-0.05)
- Light travel time: 3 min 50.58 s (-25.97 s)
🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 184,122,991.72 km (-4,749,697.58 km)
- Distance (AU): 1.23 (-0.03)
- Light travel time: 10 min 14.19 s (-15.84 s)
2026-04-04 15:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-03-28)
WHERE IS HAYABUSA2♯?
- Barycentric speed: 32.40 km/s (+0.70 km/s)
- Torifune flyby in: 91 days
🪨 Relative to Torifune
- Distance (km): 76,908,463.39 km (-7,712,861.04 km)
- Distance (AU): 0.51 (-0.05)
- Light travel time: 4 min 16.55 s (-25.73 s)
🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 188,872,911.17 km (-4,098,914.37 km)
- Distance (AU): 1.26 (-0.03)
- Light travel time: 10 min 30.03 s (-13.67 s)
Asteroid Ryugu Yields Key Life Ingredients
Scientists found all 5 DNA/RNA building blocks in asteroid Ryugu samples. This suggests life's ingredients may come from space.
#AsteroidRyugu, #LifeOnEarth, #SpaceMolecules, #Hayabusa2, #OriginsOfLife
https://newsletter.tf/asteroid-ryugu-dna-rna-building-blocks-found/
All 5 building blocks for DNA and RNA were found in asteroid Ryugu samples, a major step in understanding life's origins.
#AsteroidRyugu, #LifeOnEarth, #SpaceMolecules, #Hayabusa2, #OriginsOfLife
https://newsletter.tf/asteroid-ryugu-dna-rna-building-blocks-found/
On July 5, 2026, Hayabusa2 will conduct a flyby observation of the asteroid Torifune.
During the Torifune flyby, Hayabusa2 will pass the asteroid at a relative speed of about 5 km/s. Since Torifune is estimated to be about 500 meters wide, the spacecraft will pass it in just 0.1 seconds-much faster than a bullet.
A web app created by freelance writer/engineer Makoto Otsuka lets you experience this incredible speed: https://o-tsuka.net/haya2flyby/
On July 5, 2026, Hayabusa2 will conduct a flyby observation of the asteroid Torifune.
During the Torifune flyby, Hayabusa2 will pass the asteroid at a relative speed of about 5 km/s. Since Torifune is estimated to be about 500 meters wide, the spacecraft will pass it in just 0.1 seconds-much faster than a bullet.
A web app created by freelance writer/engineer Makoto Otsuka lets you experience this incredible speed: https://o-tsuka.net/haya2flyby/
2026-03-28 15:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-03-21)
WHERE IS HAYABUSA2♯?
- Barycentric speed: 31.70 km/s (+0.68 km/s)
- Torifune flyby in: 98 days
🪨 Relative to Torifune
- Distance (km): 84,621,324.51 km (-7,580,093.38 km)
- Distance (AU): 0.57 (-0.05)
- Light travel time: 4 min 42.27 s (-25.29 s)
🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 192,971,825.53 km (-3,440,141.68 km)
- Distance (AU): 1.29 (-0.02)
- Light travel time: 10 min 43.70 s (-11.48 s)
Muestras selladas de Ryugu traídas por Hayabusa2 contienen las 5 nucleobases del ADN/ARN; refuerza que asteroides pudieron sembrar química prebiótica en la Tierra. https://aidoo.news/noticia/WeB3lx
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