Japan brings back part of asteroid for research

Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
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Probe was launched in 2014

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Thanks for that. I’d entirely forgotten about it, and it’s nice having a bit of news that’s not The Two Big Topics.

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AP article as well:

Congratulations to the Hayabusa2 team & to the JAEA; well done!

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Within a year they will be reproducing it except in a smaller size and it will drive on the wrong side of the Milky Way.

Seriously, congrats to the effort. It will be great if they find something unexpected.