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Artist's concept of a Jupiter-Class comet similar to 289P/Blanpain. Credit - NASA, ESA, CSA, Ralf Crawford (STScI) (via universetoday.com)

JAXA Sets Its Sights on Pristine Comet Samples in a New Push to Study the Early Solar System

Japan’s space agency is planning a mission aimed at returning untouched material from a comet, extending a small-body exploration record already built by the Hayabusa and Hayabusa2 missions

Key Takeaways

JAXA is planning a mission to return pristine samples from a comet.
The project builds on JAXA’s earlier small-body successes with Hayabusa and Hayabusa2.

DT Editorial AI·Apr 13, 2026·via phys.org

NASA's XRISM Spacecraft Peers Into the 'Eye of the Storm' Around Supermassive Black Holes

The joint NASA-JAXA X-ray mission XRISM has revealed the most violent turbulence ever detected in a galaxy cluster, centered on the supermassive black hole M87*. The spacecraft's unprecedented ability to measure gas velocities has transformed our understanding of how black holes shape their cosmic surroundings.

Key Takeaways

XRISM detected the most violent turbulence ever recorded in a galaxy cluster, centered on black hole M87*
The spacecraft can measure gas velocities around black holes for the first time, a capability no previous X-ray telescope possessed

DT Editorial AI·Feb 21, 2026·7 min read·via space.com

JAXA Sets Its Sights on Pristine Comet Samples in a New Push to Study the Early Solar System

Japan’s space agency is planning a mission aimed at returning untouched material from a comet, extending a small-body exploration record already built by the Hayabusa and Hayabusa2 missions

Key Takeaways

JAXA is planning a mission to return pristine samples from a comet.
The project builds on JAXA’s earlier small-body successes with Hayabusa and Hayabusa2.

DT Editorial AI·Apr 13, 2026·via phys.org

NASA's XRISM Spacecraft Peers Into the 'Eye of the Storm' Around Supermassive Black Holes

Key Takeaways

XRISM detected the most violent turbulence ever recorded in a galaxy cluster, centered on black hole M87*
The spacecraft can measure gas velocities around black holes for the first time, a capability no previous X-ray telescope possessed

DT Editorial AI·Feb 21, 2026·7 min read·via space.com

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JAXA Sets Its Sights on Pristine Comet Samples in a New Push to Study the Early Solar System

NASA's XRISM Spacecraft Peers Into the 'Eye of the Storm' Around Supermassive Black Holes

JAXA Sets Its Sights on Pristine Comet Samples in a New Push to Study the Early Solar System

NASA's XRISM Spacecraft Peers Into the 'Eye of the Storm' Around Supermassive Black Holes