See the First Photo of Asteroid Ryugu from the Hopping MASCOT Lander!

Wednesday, October 3, 2018 - 07:30 in Astronomy & Space

A small European probe about the size of a shoebox successfully landed on the asteroid Ryugu overnight last night and its first photo is a doozy: a shadow "selfie" showing the space rock just before the landing.

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