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Home » Astronomy and space » Japan’s Hayabusa 2 mission returns asteroid sample to Earth

Japan’s Hayabusa 2 mission returns asteroid sample to Earth

08 Dec 2020 Michael Banks
Asteroid capsule being retrieved
Back with a bang: officials successfully retrieve a 16 kg capsule that it is hoped contains sample from the asteroid Ryugu. (Courtesy: JAXA)
The Japanese space agency, JAXA, has successfully retrieved a 16 kg capsule that is hoped to contai

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