Hayabusa2

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Hayabusa2 was launched on 3 December 2014 and rendezvoused in space with near-Earth asteroid 162173 Ryugu on 27 June 2018.[2] It surveyed the asteroid for a year and a half and took samples. It left the asteroid in November 2019 and returned the samples to Earth on 5 December 2020.[3][4][5][6]

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References

  1. Wendy Zukerman (18 August 2010). "Hayabusa2 will seek the origins of life in space". New Scientist. Retrieved 17 November 2010.
  2. Clark, Stephen (28 June 2018). Japanese spacecraft reaches asteroid after three-and-a-half-year journey. Spaceflight Now. https://spaceflightnow.com/2018/06/28/japanese-spacecraft-reaches-asteroid-after-three-and-a-half-year-journey/. Retrieved 2 July 2018. 
  3. Farewell, Ryugu! Japan's Hayabusa2 Probe Leaves Asteroid for Journey Home. 2019-11-13. https://www.space.com/hayabusa2-spacecraft-leaves-asteroid-ryugu.html. 
  4. Rincon, Paul (2020-12-05). Asteroid capsule located in Australian desert. BBC News. https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-55201662. Retrieved 2020-12-06. 
  5. Chang, Kenneth (5 December 2020). Japan's Journey to an Asteroid Ends With a Hunt in Australia's Outback - The Hayabusa2 mission has cemented Japan's pioneering role in exploring the Solar System.. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/05/science/japan-asteroid-hayabusa2-woomera.html. Retrieved 5 December 2020. 
  6. Rincon, Paul (6 December 2020). "Hayabusa-2: Capsule with asteroid samples in 'perfect' shape". BBC News. https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-55201662. Retrieved 6 December 2020.