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Japan's Hayabusa2 spacecraft returned spectacular images of a near-Earth asteroid following a super-close flyby.
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Near-Earth asteroid
Who
Japan's Hayabusa2 spacecraft teams
What
Japan's Hayabusa2 spacecraft returned spectacular images of a near-Earth asteroid following a super-close flyby.
When
Sun, 19 Jul 2026 10:00:00 GMT · 15h 6m ago
Where
Near-Earth asteroid ·
Why
Teams signed off on the daring attempt despite warnings of danger.
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How this affects you
The mission successfully captured images of a near-Earth asteroid, providing scientific data from a close proximity.
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