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Japan's Hayabusa2 probe completes flyby of Torifune asteroid
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Japan's Hayabusa2 space probe successfully completed a flyby of the Torifune asteroid as part of an extended mission. The operation aims to test navigation technology for future planetary defense against potential asteroid impacts.
Japan's space probe Hayabusa2 has completed a flyby observation of an asteroid as it heads for its next destination in space. The probe delivered a capsule of samples to Earth from another asteroid six years ago.
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