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Japan’s asteroid sample retriever rapidly buzzes remote space rock
Japan’s Hayabusa2 spacecraft completed a flyby of asteroid 98943 Torifune as part of its extended mission, following a sample return from Ryugu. JAXA aims to study Torifune’s Earth-crossing orbit for planetary defense insights and plans future missions to asteroid 1998 KY26 and Mars’ moon Phobos.
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