South China Morning Post·3 min read·medium
Japanese space probe, size of a fridge, flies near asteroid in planet defence test
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Agence France-Presse
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Japan's JAXA space agency successfully conducted a close-proximity fly-by of the asteroid Torifune using the Hayabusa2 probe. The mission aims to test planetary defense technologies capable of deflecting potentially hazardous space rocks.
A Japanese space probe performed a fly-by of a near-Earth asteroid on Sunday, in a test mission for technology that could help protect the planet from space rocks.
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