Zipped just 800m past Asteroid Torifune as part of very extended mission

Mission also aimed at testing technologies needed for planetary defense

Tokyo, July 5 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Hayabusa2 unmanned probe successfully flew past the asteroid Torifune at close range on Sunday, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency said.…

If it is confirmed the flight - at over 11,000 miles an hour - was within 800 metres of the asteroid, it would be one of the closest ever.

Zipped just 800m past Asteroid Torifune as part of very extended mission

Tokyo, July 6 (Jiji Press)--The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA, on Monday released a photo of Torifune that was taken by Hayabusa2 at close range when the unmanned…

The spacecraft that famously brought asteroid Ryugu samples to Earth in 2020 has flown right by another space rock.

Nelle scorse ore la sonda spaziale JAXA Hayabusa2 ha sorvolato l'asteroide Torifune permettendo di catturare una nuova immagine da distanza ravvicinata e raccogliendo nuovi…

A Japanese space probe performed a flyby of a near-Earth asteroid on July 5, in a test mission for technology that could help protect the planet from space rocks.

Nach der Erkundung des Asteroiden Ryugu betreibt die JAXA Hayabusa2 weiter. Kürzlich sammelte die Sonde im Vorbeiflug Daten über einen weiteren Asteroiden.