Japanese Spacecraft Hayabusa 2 Snags Second Sample from Asteroid #SpaceSaturday

Japanese Spacecraft Hayabusa 2 Snags Second Sample from Asteroid #SpaceSaturday

via Astronomy NowScientists celebrated another success with Japan’s Hayabusa 2 spacecraft on 11 July when the robot explorer accomplished a second pinpoint touch-and-go landing on asteroid Ryugu, this time to collect a sample of pristine dust and rock excavat…

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Faced with a Data Deluge, Astronomers Turn to Automation

For better or worse, machine learning and big data are poised to transform the study of the heavens — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

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