There were not one, but two asteroid encounters this weekend
Space agencies from Japan and China successfully conducted asteroid encounters this weekend. Japan's Hayabusa2 spacecraft flew by the peanut-shaped asteroid Torifune, while China's Tianwen-2 arrived at its target for a future sample-return mission.
Why it matters
These missions demonstrate the ongoing international competition and cooperation in deep-space exploration and planetary science.
Hello Solar System! There were not one, but two asteroid encounters this weekend The Torifune asteroid turns out to be shaped like a peanut.
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