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Japan space probe skims asteroid in test for planetary defense
Another success for Hayabusa 2 as it completes a flyby of asteroid Torifune
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PhysAnother success for Hayabusa 2 as it completes a flyby of asteroid Torifunephys.orgHayabusa 2's primary mission is now well in the past. JAXA's asteroid-sampling spacecraft rendezvoused with asteroid Ryugu in June 2018. It studied the asteroid for 1.5 years and gathered a sample that was returned to Earth in December 2020.
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