Japan’s Hayabusa 2 To Return Asteroid Samples Dec. 6

Hayabusa 2
Credit: Akihiro Ikeshita
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s (JAXA) Hayabusa 2 asteroid sample return mission will drop off materials from the asteroid Ryugu as it passes by Earth on Dec. 6 Japan time. The sample container will descend into Woomera in southern Australia, the heads of JAXA and the Australian Space...

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