And another new asteroid! Here's Torifune, captured during yesterday's flyby by Hayabusa2. www.jaxa.jp/press/2026/0...
July 6, 2026 at 7:20 AM
And another new asteroid! Here's Torifune, captured during yesterday's flyby by Hayabusa2. www.jaxa.jp/press/2026/0...
October 4, 2024 at 3:21 PM
Interestingly enough, while the Aramashikyo abandoned religion, the TORIFUNE actually has an entire shrine built within it. It's very likely that the TORIFUNE is more recent, so at some point, scientists did try to embrace religion again (not that it worked on the TORIFUNE).
August 17, 2026 at 1:20 PM
Interestingly enough, while the Aramashikyo abandoned religion, the TORIFUNE actually has an entire shrine built within it. It's very likely that the TORIFUNE is more recent, so at some point, scientists did try to embrace religion again (not that it worked on the TORIFUNE).
Great week-end for small bodies !
Hayabusa 2# flyby of asteroid Torifune (www.jaxa.jp/press/2026/0...) and Tianwen-2 images of asteroid Kamo'oalewa (www.xinhuanet.com/20260706/eb8...) !
#PlanetaryScience
Hayabusa 2# flyby of asteroid Torifune (www.jaxa.jp/press/2026/0...) and Tianwen-2 images of asteroid Kamo'oalewa (www.xinhuanet.com/20260706/eb8...) !
#PlanetaryScience
July 6, 2026 at 7:51 AM
Great week-end for small bodies !
Hayabusa 2# flyby of asteroid Torifune (www.jaxa.jp/press/2026/0...) and Tianwen-2 images of asteroid Kamo'oalewa (www.xinhuanet.com/20260706/eb8...) !
#PlanetaryScience
Hayabusa 2# flyby of asteroid Torifune (www.jaxa.jp/press/2026/0...) and Tianwen-2 images of asteroid Kamo'oalewa (www.xinhuanet.com/20260706/eb8...) !
#PlanetaryScience
JAXA's Hayabusa2 flew within 400 meters (1,300 feet) of asteroid Torifune on July 5 and confirmed it's a contact binary, two lobes stuck together. Tune in to Planetary Radio to hear what it means for planetary defense. www.planetary.org/planetary-ra...
Hayabusa2 flies by asteroid Torifune
NASA Chief Scientist for Small Body Exploration at Johnson Space Center, Paul Abell, takes us inside Hayabusa2's flyby of asteroid Torifune and the…
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September 24, 2026 at 3:58 PM
JAXA's Hayabusa2 flew within 400 meters (1,300 feet) of asteroid Torifune on July 5 and confirmed it's a contact binary, two lobes stuck together. Tune in to Planetary Radio to hear what it means for planetary defense. www.planetary.org/planetary-ra...
On Sunday at 18:30 JST, Hayabusa2 will attempt flyby observations of asteroid Torifune on an Extended Mission after delivering the samples from asteroid Ryugu to Earth 🛰️. Hayabusa2 was designed for rendezvous observations, so must get pretty close to the asteroid for good data 🔭. Cross everything 🤞
JAXA | The timing of the flyby of asteroid Torifune by asteroid explorer Hayabusa2
Get information on the The timing of the flyby of asteroid Torifune by asteroid explorer Hayabusa2. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) performs various activities related to aerospace as an...
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July 3, 2026 at 8:09 AM
On Sunday at 18:30 JST, Hayabusa2 will attempt flyby observations of asteroid Torifune on an Extended Mission after delivering the samples from asteroid Ryugu to Earth 🛰️. Hayabusa2 was designed for rendezvous observations, so must get pretty close to the asteroid for good data 🔭. Cross everything 🤞
🛰 Aaaah, deuxième image d'un astéroïde publiée aujourd'hui 🤩 Cette fois c'est Torifune, survolé hier par Hayabusa-2 🇯🇵 qui est la star ! C'est un binaire à contact (deux astéroïdes qui ont fusionnés en se collant), exactement comme Itokawa, cible d'Hayabusa-1 🤯
📸 JAXA
www.jaxa.jp/press/2026/0...
📸 JAXA
www.jaxa.jp/press/2026/0...
July 6, 2026 at 7:30 AM
🛰 Aaaah, deuxième image d'un astéroïde publiée aujourd'hui 🤩 Cette fois c'est Torifune, survolé hier par Hayabusa-2 🇯🇵 qui est la star ! C'est un binaire à contact (deux astéroïdes qui ont fusionnés en se collant), exactement comme Itokawa, cible d'Hayabusa-1 🤯
📸 JAXA
www.jaxa.jp/press/2026/0...
📸 JAXA
www.jaxa.jp/press/2026/0...
Next July, JAXA's Hayabusa2 (having returned to deep space after delivering the samples from asteroid Ryugu in 2020) will perform a flyby observation of asteroid Torifune 🛰️🧪. One issue: the spacecraft was designed for rendezvous, not flyby. So we need to get REAL CLOSE 🔭 but not OOPS 💥 close.
Flyby of asteroid Torifune on July 5, 2026 | ISAS
www.isas.jaxa.jp
December 19, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Next July, JAXA's Hayabusa2 (having returned to deep space after delivering the samples from asteroid Ryugu in 2020) will perform a flyby observation of asteroid Torifune 🛰️🧪. One issue: the spacecraft was designed for rendezvous, not flyby. So we need to get REAL CLOSE 🔭 but not OOPS 💥 close.
Hayabusa2 has performed the Torifune flyby, and on July 5 at 18:35 JST, ground control confirmed that the spacecraft is operating normally.
July 5, 2026 at 10:03 AM
Hayabusa2 has performed the Torifune flyby, and on July 5 at 18:35 JST, ground control confirmed that the spacecraft is operating normally.
July 6, 2026 at 8:00 AM
L'astéroïde Torifune a été survolé par la sonde #Hayabusa2 🇯🇵 hier, en voici une image !
Il a tout l'air d'un corps binaire à contact, formé de 2 lobes comme Arrokoth et Churyumov-Gerasimenko.
www.jaxa.jp/press/2026/0...
Il a tout l'air d'un corps binaire à contact, formé de 2 lobes comme Arrokoth et Churyumov-Gerasimenko.
www.jaxa.jp/press/2026/0...
July 6, 2026 at 9:17 AM
L'astéroïde Torifune a été survolé par la sonde #Hayabusa2 🇯🇵 hier, en voici une image !
Il a tout l'air d'un corps binaire à contact, formé de 2 lobes comme Arrokoth et Churyumov-Gerasimenko.
www.jaxa.jp/press/2026/0...
Il a tout l'air d'un corps binaire à contact, formé de 2 lobes comme Arrokoth et Churyumov-Gerasimenko.
www.jaxa.jp/press/2026/0...
Le 5 juillet, la sonde Hayabusa 2 s'est rapprochée à 2km de l'astéroïde Torifune. Voici ce qu'elle a vu: un astéroïde qui est le fruit d'un rapprochement entre deux astéroïdes!
July 7, 2026 at 1:19 PM
Le 5 juillet, la sonde Hayabusa 2 s'est rapprochée à 2km de l'astéroïde Torifune. Voici ce qu'elle a vu: un astéroïde qui est le fruit d'un rapprochement entre deux astéroïdes!
El asteroide Torifune visto por Hayabusa 2. Se parece a Itokawa.
July 6, 2026 at 8:34 AM
El asteroide Torifune visto por Hayabusa 2. Se parece a Itokawa.
Asteroid Torifune was just imaged by Japan's Hayabusa 2. This asteroid is a rubble pile. If you could gently place it in the middle of a parking lot, it might look something like this. 🔭 #astro
July 6, 2026 at 10:50 AM
Asteroid Torifune was just imaged by Japan's Hayabusa 2. This asteroid is a rubble pile. If you could gently place it in the middle of a parking lot, it might look something like this. 🔭 #astro
Torifune is about 450m across with a mass of 180 million tonnes; Kamo'oalewa is about 20m across with a mass of only 7000 tonnes.
Great week-end for small bodies !
Hayabusa 2# flyby of asteroid Torifune (www.jaxa.jp/press/2026/0...) and Tianwen-2 images of asteroid Kamo'oalewa (www.xinhuanet.com/20260706/eb8...) !
#PlanetaryScience
Hayabusa 2# flyby of asteroid Torifune (www.jaxa.jp/press/2026/0...) and Tianwen-2 images of asteroid Kamo'oalewa (www.xinhuanet.com/20260706/eb8...) !
#PlanetaryScience
July 6, 2026 at 9:38 AM
Torifune is about 450m across with a mass of 180 million tonnes; Kamo'oalewa is about 20m across with a mass of only 7000 tonnes.
It's a day of fab asteroid news! 🤩 Image drop from yesterday's Japanese Space Agency JAXA high-speed close flyby of asteroid #Torifune (~450m across). This is the extension mission of #Hayabusa2, after its successful 2020 asteroid-sample collection from Ryugu. Next stop: another asteroid in 2031 🤩🔭🧪
July 6, 2026 at 8:35 AM
It's a day of fab asteroid news! 🤩 Image drop from yesterday's Japanese Space Agency JAXA high-speed close flyby of asteroid #Torifune (~450m across). This is the extension mission of #Hayabusa2, after its successful 2020 asteroid-sample collection from Ryugu. Next stop: another asteroid in 2031 🤩🔭🧪
The English press release with the first images of asteroid Torifune captured by the Hayabusa2 spacecraft is now live!
(I translated, the ISAS PR lead checked it while practically running from the press conference, and someone at JAXA HQ stayed late enough to upload 😆 HIGH-FIVES ALL AROUND!)
(I translated, the ISAS PR lead checked it while practically running from the press conference, and someone at JAXA HQ stayed late enough to upload 😆 HIGH-FIVES ALL AROUND!)
JAXA | Hayabusa2 captures images of asteroid Torifune
Get information on the Hayabusa2 captures images of asteroid Torifune. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) performs various activities related to aerospace as an organization, from basic res...
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July 6, 2026 at 10:54 AM
The English press release with the first images of asteroid Torifune captured by the Hayabusa2 spacecraft is now live!
(I translated, the ISAS PR lead checked it while practically running from the press conference, and someone at JAXA HQ stayed late enough to upload 😆 HIGH-FIVES ALL AROUND!)
(I translated, the ISAS PR lead checked it while practically running from the press conference, and someone at JAXA HQ stayed late enough to upload 😆 HIGH-FIVES ALL AROUND!)
Double Lobed Asteroid Torifune apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap26071...
Why is this asteroid a double? Earlier this month the Japanese robotic spacecraft Hayabusa2 shot past asteroid 98943 Torifune and captured pictures
Why is this asteroid a double? Earlier this month the Japanese robotic spacecraft Hayabusa2 shot past asteroid 98943 Torifune and captured pictures
July 14, 2026 at 11:20 AM
Double Lobed Asteroid Torifune apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap26071...
Why is this asteroid a double? Earlier this month the Japanese robotic spacecraft Hayabusa2 shot past asteroid 98943 Torifune and captured pictures
Why is this asteroid a double? Earlier this month the Japanese robotic spacecraft Hayabusa2 shot past asteroid 98943 Torifune and captured pictures
Ecco la prima immagine ravvicinata dell'asteroide Torifune inviata dalla sonda Hayabusa-2. E' stata scattata ieri. L'ha appena diffusa l'agenzia spaziale giapponese JAXA
www.jaxa.jp/press/2026/0...
www.jaxa.jp/press/2026/0...
July 6, 2026 at 8:54 AM
Ecco la prima immagine ravvicinata dell'asteroide Torifune inviata dalla sonda Hayabusa-2. E' stata scattata ieri. L'ha appena diffusa l'agenzia spaziale giapponese JAXA
www.jaxa.jp/press/2026/0...
www.jaxa.jp/press/2026/0...
ZUN : The name of a small asteroid that we'll be visiting is Torifune, right? It's interesting that the name was chosen by a public campaign. I wonder what we'll find there, Maybe ruins?
(Torifune is a small asteroid that the satellite Hayabusa 2 will be flying past in 202).
(Torifune is a small asteroid that the satellite Hayabusa 2 will be flying past in 202).
November 1, 2024 at 1:54 PM
ZUN : The name of a small asteroid that we'll be visiting is Torifune, right? It's interesting that the name was chosen by a public campaign. I wonder what we'll find there, Maybe ruins?
(Torifune is a small asteroid that the satellite Hayabusa 2 will be flying past in 202).
(Torifune is a small asteroid that the satellite Hayabusa 2 will be flying past in 202).
V novém čísle vědeckého časopisu Vesmír vydal článek i náš šéfredaktor Dušan Majer.
Věnuje se v něm japonské sondě Hajabusa 2 a jejímu průletu kolem blízkozemní planetky Torifune.
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Věnuje se v něm japonské sondě Hajabusa 2 a jejímu průletu kolem blízkozemní planetky Torifune.
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Odvaha se vyplatila: Těsný průlet kolem Torifune
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September 7, 2026 at 1:16 PM
V novém čísle vědeckého časopisu Vesmír vydal článek i náš šéfredaktor Dušan Majer.
Věnuje se v něm japonské sondě Hajabusa 2 a jejímu průletu kolem blízkozemní planetky Torifune.
vesmir.cz/cz/casopis/a...
Věnuje se v něm japonské sondě Hajabusa 2 a jejímu průletu kolem blízkozemní planetky Torifune.
vesmir.cz/cz/casopis/a...
🗞️Sonda japonesa registra imagens inéditas de asteroide em missão histórica
Hayabusa2 realizou o primeiro sobrevoo da missão estendida e registrou novas imagens do asteroide Torifune
Hayabusa2 realizou o primeiro sobrevoo da missão estendida e registrou novas imagens do asteroide Torifune
Sonda japonesa registra imagens inéditas de asteroide em missão histórica
Hayabusa2 realizou o primeiro sobrevoo da missão estendida e registrou novas imagens do asteroide Torifune
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July 6, 2026 at 7:51 PM
🗞️Sonda japonesa registra imagens inéditas de asteroide em missão histórica
Hayabusa2 realizou o primeiro sobrevoo da missão estendida e registrou novas imagens do asteroide Torifune
Hayabusa2 realizou o primeiro sobrevoo da missão estendida e registrou novas imagens do asteroide Torifune
