Hayabusa 2 space probe

Samples From Asteroid More Than Hoped for, Japan Researchers Say

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Japanese Spacecraft Gets Ready To Drop an Asteroid Chunk in Australia

Japanese Probe Hayabusa 2 Touches Down on Asteroid to Collect Samples

A H-IIA rocket carrying Hayabusa 2 space probe blasts off from the launching pad at Tanegashima Space Center on the Japanese southwestern island of Tanegashima, in this photo taken by Kyodo December 3, 2014. Credit: Kyodo via Reuters/File Photo

Japanese Probe Arrives at Asteroid Ryugu After 3.5-Year Journey