Phys.org·2 min read·medium
Japan probe made closest-ever asteroid flyby: space agency
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The Japanese space agency JAXA successfully conducted the closest-ever asteroid flyby with its Hayabusa2 probe, passing within 400 meters of the asteroid Torifune. This mission serves as a test for planetary defense strategies to deflect potentially dangerous space rocks.
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