Scientists from Japan were given the go-ahead to retrieve the sample return capsule from the Hayabusa spacecraft, which is hoped to contain the first piece of asteroid ever brought to Earth, perhaps providing insight into the origins of asteroids – and our universe. The capsule was ejected three hours before reaching Earth, and the sample canister descended through Earth’s atmosphere, preceding the spacecraft which broke up in spectacular over the Australian Outback. The capsule lay in the Woomera Prohibited Area until morning when Aboriginal elders deemed it had not landed in any indigenous sacred sites, giving the OK for the scientists to retrieve it.

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Space missions must be done full precision and caution, due to radiation exposure in space directly without a hitch. An astronaut must follow strict procedures and use special clothing to be safe during the work.

However, in future, it might not need to worry about. Even when we will face more and more complex exploration of outer space, robots can help replace human tasks in space. This vision will be realized the U.S. Space Agency (NASA) with the arm of General Motors. Both parties agreed to work together to develop robots that can be used for astronauts working on high-risk missions and dangerous. “Our challenge now is to make machines that could help humans work and explore space,” said Mike Coats, director at the Johnson Space Center told Computerworld.

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Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) plans to launch the first space shuttle in the world to use solar-powered display to show off a new generation of renewable energy technologies.

According to agency reports, spaceship that will be wrapped in a screen size of 20 meters and will be developed when the plane leaves the earth’s atmosphere.

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