The falcon has landed(but its ascent is a little shaky)

"A Japanese spacecraft apparently succeeded in landing on an asteroid and collecting surface samples Saturday, part of an unprecedented mission to bring the material back to Earth, Japan's space agency said.

"The Hayabusa (meaning: falcon) probe touched down for only a few seconds on the faraway asteroid -- long enough to collect powder from its surface -- and lifted off again to transmit data to mission controllers, said Kiyotaka Yashiro, a spokesman for JAXA."

However...

"The Hayabusa probe, hovering about three miles from the asteroid, appeared to be shaking due to a possible gas leak from a thruster, said Atsushi Akoh, a spokesman for JAXA.

"JAXA will put Hayabusa into 'safety mode' -- which stabilizes the probe by turning its solar panels toward the Sun -- for two to three days to investigate, Akoh said."

Mercury Retrograde is in effect until Dec. 4, y'know.