Japanese spacecraft touches down on asteroid, collects samples

Friday, February 22, 2019 - 13:20 in Astronomy & Space

A Japanese spacecraft touched down on a distant asteroid Friday on a mission to collect material that could provide clues to the origin of the solar system and life on Earth. Workers at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency control center applauded as a signal sent from the Hayabusa2 spacecraft...

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