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Japan’s Hayabusa 2 spacecraft just bombed an asteroid

Japan’s Hayabusa 2 spacecraft has begun the asteroid mining era with a bang. Earlier this morning, hovering 500 metres above the surface of the asteroid Ryugu, it shot a copper projectile packed with explosives towards the rocky landscape. Read more: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2198839-japans-hayabusa-2-spacecraft-just-bombed-an-asteroid/#ixzz6EWq8PPUC(more)

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