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Japan's Hayabusa2 probe tests asteroid deflection tech with close fly-by

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Japan's Hayabusa2 probe successfully completed a close fly-by of the near-Earth asteroid 98943 Torifune. The mission, conducted by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), tested technology for potentially deflecting hazardous asteroids. Scientists aimed to assess the probe's precise trajectory control capabilities, a crucial element for future planetary defense missions, drawing parallels to NASA's successful DART mission. AI

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Japan's Hayabusa2 probe tests asteroid deflection tech with close fly-by

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Agence France-Presse ·

    Japanese space probe, size of a fridge, flies near asteroid in planet defence test

    A Japanese space probe performed a fly-by of a near-Earth asteroid on Sunday, in a test mission for technology that could help protect the planet from space rocks. The fridge-sized Hayabusa2 was due to fly within 800 metres (0.5 miles) of asteroid Torifune, Japan Aerospace Explor…

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