Space Facts@lemmy.world to science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoThe surface of the asteroid Ryugu taken by Hayabusa-2lemmy.worldimagemessage-square42linkfedilinkarrow-up1402arrow-down11
arrow-up1401arrow-down1imageThe surface of the asteroid Ryugu taken by Hayabusa-2lemmy.worldSpace Facts@lemmy.world to science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square42linkfedilink
minus-squareWanderWisley@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15arrow-down1·edit-22 days ago Not even surprised that a hayabusa would be fast enough to make it to an asteroid.
minus-squareNιƙƙιDιɱҽʂ@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-21 day agoWait til you find out where the “haya” comes from 😜
minus-squareNιƙƙιDιɱҽʂ@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-21 day agoIt just means fast lol. Hayabusa is just Japanese for peregrine falcon, the haya probably deriving from fast, busa being some sort of suffix used for animals, I think (don’t quote me on that last bit).
minus-squareripcord@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 day agoI’m 98% sure my source is correct
Not even surprised that a hayabusa would be fast enough to make it to an asteroid.
Wait til you find out where the “haya” comes from 😜
It just means fast lol. Hayabusa is just Japanese for peregrine falcon, the haya probably deriving from fast, busa being some sort of suffix used for animals, I think (don’t quote me on that last bit).
I’m 98% sure my source is correct
98.9% at least