Earlier this month, Japan’s veteran Hayabusa2 sample return spacecraft performed a surprisingly rapid and close-up flyby of a near Earth asteroid. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) launched Hayabusa2 in 2014 to visit the asteroid Ryugu, arriving in June 2018, and returning samples back to Earth in December 2020. Earlier this month, Japan’s veteran Hayabusa2 sample return spacecraft performed a surprisingly rapid and close-up flyby of a near Earth asteroid. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) launched Hayabusa2 in 2014 to visit the asteroid Ryugu, a... [5179 chars]
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