Hayabusa 2 Lands A Second Time On Ryugu

Credit: Ryugu: JAXA
Japan’s Hayabusa 2 spacecraft touched down on the asteroid Ryugu late July 10 for a second time within five months to obtain samples of the primitive Solar System body for return to Earth, according to the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). The brief automated touchdown was confirmed at 9:53...

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