<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 06:32:27 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/ryugu/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Newslink: Watch Japan's Hayabusa2 Land on Asteroid Ryugu in This Exciting Video]]></title><description><![CDATA[An incredible new animation from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) shows the Hayabusa2 spacecraft completing its second touchdown operation, on July 11.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/newslink/@zathras/newslink-watch-japan-s-hayabusa2-land-on-asteroid-ryugu-in-this-exciting-video</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/newslink/@zathras/newslink-watch-japan-s-hayabusa2-land-on-asteroid-ryugu-in-this-exciting-video</guid><category><![CDATA[newslink]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[zathras]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 28 Jul 2019 01:31:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/46aP2QbqUqBqhvFxe5gsRnxrUXVByJKyZPx4LemqCnM6hh2A74qQKzAQC5GFhmqpibCrNbjhBUc8MYGL71dMaC3VJJ1U?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Newslink: Touchdown! Incredible Photos Show 2nd Asteroid Landing by Japan's Hayabusa2]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Japanese spacecraft Hayabusa2 made a carefully choreographed second touchdown on an asteroid called Ryugu last night (July 10) — and the photos are incredible.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/newslink/@zathras/newslink-touchdown-incredible-photos-show-2nd-asteroid-landing-by-japan-s-hayabusa2</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/newslink/@zathras/newslink-touchdown-incredible-photos-show-2nd-asteroid-landing-by-japan-s-hayabusa2</guid><category><![CDATA[newslink]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[zathras]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jul 2019 17:46:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/EfcLDDAkyqgqyc52afgyaRsXNVZRRVUkdzJ1jjism19iAbdnnhjjQiccRhcnsr2RxzQoDf1Wz8jXbKvJhcxdrse1oNzJa?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Newslink: Watch Live @ 8:30 pm ET: Hayabusa2 Spacecraft Scooping Asteroid Sample]]></title><description><![CDATA[Japan's Hayabusa2 spacecraft will attempt to retrieve a sample from the surface of asteroid Ryugu today (July 10). This will be the spacecraft's second touchdown operation at the asteroid, which it has]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/newslink/@zathras/newslink-watch-live-8-30-pm-et-hayabusa2-spacecraft-scooping-asteroid-sample</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/newslink/@zathras/newslink-watch-live-8-30-pm-et-hayabusa2-spacecraft-scooping-asteroid-sample</guid><category><![CDATA[newslink]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[zathras]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jul 2019 18:29:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eHzabq4NT3vswNJNbscuLBXfBzxqT8V5SWJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Newslink: Boulders on Diamond-Shaped Asteroids Hint at Dusty Landslides]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scientists looked at the boulders found on near-Earth objects Ryugu and Bennu to glean information about the way rocks have moved on the surface of these asteroids over time.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/newslink/@zathras/newslink-boulders-on-diamond-shaped-asteroids-hint-at-dusty-landslides</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/newslink/@zathras/newslink-boulders-on-diamond-shaped-asteroids-hint-at-dusty-landslides</guid><category><![CDATA[newslink]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[zathras]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2019 16:43:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/46aP2QbqUqBqhvFxe5gsRnxrUXVByJKyZPx4LemqCnM6hh253dj4rszMwN2PkejdTCjvQ5iwjZ71RDyLVQgCDAKuvCSi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Newslink: Japan Blasted a Crater on Asteroid Ryugu and Here's the Photo Proof]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Japanese spacecraft successfully blasted a crater into a space rock called Ryugu, the mission confirmed today (April 25), releasing an animation showing how the impact changed the asteroid's surface.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/newslink/@zathras/newslink-japan-blasted-a-crater-on-asteroid-ryugu-and-here-s-the-photo-proof</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/newslink/@zathras/newslink-japan-blasted-a-crater-on-asteroid-ryugu-and-here-s-the-photo-proof</guid><category><![CDATA[newslink]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[zathras]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2019 00:24:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/46aP2QbqUqBqhvFxe5gsRnxrUXVByJKyZPx4LemqCnM6hh25xbB33j3GrbGgsW2z39wNgN5uTtxRjo3d24HsUq6PGBtS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Newslink: Now You Can Watch Japan's Hayabusa2 Shoot a Bomb at an Asteroid]]></title><description><![CDATA[On April 4, the Hayabusa2 spacecraft tossed a bomb at a space rock, then ducked for cover to wait for the debris to settle — but before it did, it watched the impactor soar toward the asteroid, called]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/newslink/@zathras/newslink-now-you-can-watch-japan-s-hayabusa2-shoot-a-bomb-at-an-asteroid</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/newslink/@zathras/newslink-now-you-can-watch-japan-s-hayabusa2-shoot-a-bomb-at-an-asteroid</guid><category><![CDATA[newslink]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[zathras]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2019 22:47:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/46aP2QbqUqBqhvFxe5gsRnxrUXVByJKyZPx4LemqCnM6hh25xbB33j3GrbGgsW2z39wNgN5uTtxRjo3d24HsUq6PGBtS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Newslink: Pow! Japan's Hayabusa2 Bombs Asteroid Ryugu to Make a Crater (Photo)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Asteroids have pummeled Earth for billions of years, and now Earth has finally struck back. Japan's Hayabusa2 spacecraft slammed a copper cannonball into the 3,000-foot-wide (900 meters) asteroid Ryugu]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/neslink/@zathras/newslink-pow-japan-s-hayabusa2-bombs-asteroid-ryugu-to-make-a-crater-photo</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/neslink/@zathras/newslink-pow-japan-s-hayabusa2-bombs-asteroid-ryugu-to-make-a-crater-photo</guid><category><![CDATA[neslink]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[zathras]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2019 18:30:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/46aP2QbqUqBqhvFxe5gsRnxrUXVByJKyZPx4LemqCnM6hh2JR1qx8ZwirRA441zm93fj1xDHjyqmrCWy3jncrN8bDKHY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Newslink: Watch Live @ 9 pm ET: Japan's Hayabusa2 to Make Crater on Asteroid Ryugu]]></title><description><![CDATA[Japan's Hayabusa2 spacecraft will fire a projectile at the asteroid Ryugu, which it has been orbiting since last June. JAXA will provide a live webcast from its mission control center beginning today (April]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/newslink/@zathras/newslink-watch-live-9-pm-et-japan-s-hayabusa2-to-make-crater-on-asteroid-ryugu</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/newslink/@zathras/newslink-watch-live-9-pm-et-japan-s-hayabusa2-to-make-crater-on-asteroid-ryugu</guid><category><![CDATA[newslink]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[zathras]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 04 Apr 2019 23:37:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45e6iZXvueSmsJYveFEa6CVuGNEt6sC5RMdsc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Newslink:Asteroid Ryugu Is Surprisingly Dry, Japanese Spacecraft Finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Japanese spacecraft studying the near-Earth asteroid Ryugu beamed home new data revealing that the space rock has less water than scientists expected.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/newslink/@zathras/newslink-asteroid-ryugu-is-surprisingly-dry-japanese-spacecraft-finds</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/newslink/@zathras/newslink-asteroid-ryugu-is-surprisingly-dry-japanese-spacecraft-finds</guid><category><![CDATA[newslink]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[zathras]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2019 02:35:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/46aP2QbqUqBqhvFxe5gsRnxrUXVByJKyZPx4LemqCnM6hh2Ntcxt7iboZ8zLZtP53fS4ApopUQgsusE2b1Kd2aSd2hP4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[We just received more mind-melting photos and a video from the surface of an asteroid]]></title><description><![CDATA[Earlier this week, Japan's space agency JAXA made history by landing a pair of hopping rovers on an asteroid known as Ryugu, and sending back the first-ever images from the surface of a space rock. 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Japanese Asteroid Probe Snaps Amazing Post-Landing Pic]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Japanese asteroid probe commemorated its successful sample grab with a stunning post-landing photo.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/newslink/@zathras/newslink-shadow-selfie-japanese-asteroid-probe-snaps-amazing-post-landing-pic</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/newslink/@zathras/newslink-shadow-selfie-japanese-asteroid-probe-snaps-amazing-post-landing-pic</guid><category><![CDATA[newslink]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[zathras]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2019 19:45:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/46aP2QbqUqBqhvFxe5gsRnxrUXVByJKyZPx4LemqCnM6hh2GJPsbtJhQDaXRUMHJ4LcLnXVZz1tKLz24VakejFfdcMCa?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Newslink: Japanese Spacecraft Successfully Snags Sample of Asteroid Ryugu]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Japanese asteroid probe has grabbed its first space-rock sample. The Hayabusa2 spacecraft successfully nabbed bits of the 3,000-foot-wide (900 meters) asteroid Ryugu today (Feb. 21; Feb. 22 Japan time),]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/newslink/@zathras/newslink-japanese-spacecraft-successfully-snags-sample-of-asteroid-ryugu</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/newslink/@zathras/newslink-japanese-spacecraft-successfully-snags-sample-of-asteroid-ryugu</guid><category><![CDATA[newslink]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[zathras]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2019 05:44:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/46aP2QbqUqBqhvFxe5gsRnxrUXVByJKyZPx4LemqCnM6hh2DyjVbQUTUPFLjqk3G1TyA97PCG6FR8rHuhGNA9zDfXXBU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hayabusa 2: the Japanese probe lands successfully on the asteroid Ryugu]]></title><description><![CDATA[The space agency of Japan (Jaxa) announced that its probe Hayabusa 2 landed successfully on the surface of the asteroid Ryugu. Now the spacecraft will take samples of the space rock 900 meters wide, officially]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hayabusa/@itechnology/hayabusa-2-the-japanese-probe-lands-successfully-on-the-asteroid-ryugu</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hayabusa/@itechnology/hayabusa-2-the-japanese-probe-lands-successfully-on-the-asteroid-ryugu</guid><category><![CDATA[hayabusa]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[itechnology]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2019 02:53:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBNvC9eQm8PMfS5eGjAJa8HHEXMbNR2URNGf46TncSiUj5bacLbgNpEqghH3fajPA6MwwQ6LkRMqjH5TUD1DPbDoGK14KnceB7HfZ8EjLsQbu9KgbhzCBp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Newslink: Japan Is Landing on an Asteroid Today and You Can Watch It Live!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Japan's Hayabusa2 spacecraft is touching down on an asteroid called Ryugu to grab a sample — and you can watch the action live.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/newslink/@zathras/newslink-japan-is-landing-on-an-asteroid-today-and-you-can-watch-it-live</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/newslink/@zathras/newslink-japan-is-landing-on-an-asteroid-today-and-you-can-watch-it-live</guid><category><![CDATA[newslink]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[zathras]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2019 17:20:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/46aP2QbqUqBqhvFxe5gsRnxrUXVByJKyZPx4LemqCnM6hh2Ln3XK6NYRW3mZ35YkcKa8iGon2H9S692FdGGxJtagZfWn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Newslink: Japan Will Land a Spacecraft on Asteroid Ryugu This Month to Snag a Sample]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Japanese asteroid probe will snag samples of its target space rock just two weeks from now, if all goes according to plan.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/newslink/@zathras/newslink-japan-will-land-a-spacecraft-on-asteroid-ryugu-this-month-to-snag-a-sample</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/newslink/@zathras/newslink-japan-will-land-a-spacecraft-on-asteroid-ryugu-this-month-to-snag-a-sample</guid><category><![CDATA[newslink]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[zathras]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2019 23:33:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iNpM3xKFstrcZYC5QpcRfR5Q6e9MhEFfSA6b3yrLXsZSERTgYo8W1bvVuXoiYMhXZnSnQiotySe?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Newslink: Diamond Asteroids: How Bennu and Ryugu Got Their Fancy Shapes]]></title><description><![CDATA[The striking diamond shapes of the space rocks Ryugu and Bennu — the targets of the sample-return missions Hayabusa2 and OSIRIS-REx, respectively — apparently result from the near-Earth asteroids' 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