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Japan's Hayabusa2 spacecraft completed a super-close flyby of a near-Earth asteroid, returning spectacular images.
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Japan's Hayabusa2 spacecraft teams
What
Japan's Hayabusa2 spacecraft completed a super-close flyby of a near-Earth asteroid, returning spectacular images.
When
Sun, 19 Jul 2026 10:00:00 GMT · 15h 4m ago
Where
Near-Earth asteroid ·
Why
Teams signed off on the daring attempt despite warnings of danger.
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The mission successfully gathered imagery from a close proximity to a near-Earth asteroid, demonstrating advanced space exploration capabilities.
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