The Japan Times
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency said Tuesday that its unmanned Hayabusa2 probe will observe asteroid Torifune on July 5 as the spacecraft makes a high-speed flyby. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/10/japan/jaxa-hayabusa2-asteroid-torifune/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #jaxa #hayabusa2 #space #asteroids
Japan’s Hayabusa2 to observe asteroid Torifune during July flyby

JAXA also aims to test technology that could help alter the trajectory of an asteroid on a potential collision course with Earth.

The Japan Times
Jun 10 at 6:23amBuffer