Humanity just successfully bombed an asteroid for the first time in history. According to a Friday press release from the Japanese space agency JAXA, the Hayabusa2 space probe launched in 2014 has completed the latest phase of its mission—deploying a small explosive to the surface of the asteroid Ryugu, located about 200 million miles from… Continue reading A Japanese Probe Just Bombed an Asteroid
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For Deeper Insights, Japanese Space Mission Bombed an Asteroid to Make a Crater
The Hayabusa2 spacecraft aimed to advance its study of the rock called Ryugu by making a hole on its surface with a copper projectile. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/04/science/hayabusa2-ryugu-crater.html?partner=rss&emc=rss