Future Space News of 2014

Scishow kicks off 2014 with exciting space news. JAXA plans to launch Hayabusa 2 to study asteroid 1999 JU3, using a 'space cannon' to collect samples. ESA's Rosetta will orbit and land on Comet 67P, analyzing its composition. NASA will test the Orion spacecraft, set to replace the Space Shuttle, with a high-altitude flight. These missions aim to uncover clues about the solar system's formation and the origins of life.

What is the significance of the asteroid 1999 Ju Three in the context of the Hayabusa 2 mission?

What are scientists hoping to learn from the samples collected by Hayabusa 2?