Japanese space program JAXA has its Hayabusa2 probe headed for Earth, and it's nearing its sample drop-off point. The spacecraft orbited the space rock called Ryugu, shot it with a projectile, and snatched a sample before heading back to Earth. NASA's own asteroid sample return mission is also about to head back to our planet. Lately, all eyes have been on NASA's Asteroid probe OSIRIS-REx as it performed its touch-and-go operation to secure a sample of the space rock Bennu, but it's not the only...
Japanese space program JAXA has its Hayabusa2 probe headed for Earth, and it's nearing its sample drop-off point. The spacecraft orbited the space rock called Ryugu, shot it with a projectile, and snatched a sample before heading back to Earth. NASA's own asteroid sample return mission is also about to head back to our planet. Lately, all eyes have been on NASA's Asteroid probe OSIRIS-REx as it performed its touch-and-go operation to secure a sample of the space rock Bennu, but it's not the only...
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