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Japan’s Hayabusa 2 spacecraft has arrived at asteroid Ryugu

Japan’s Hayabusa 2 spacecraft has arrived at asteroid Ryugu

27 June 2018

A Japanese spacecraft has arrived at the tiny asteroid Ryugu, where it will drop off landers and explosively take samples of dust to analyse back on Earth
NASA outlines its plans to deal with a large asteroid impact

NASA outlines its plans to deal with a large asteroid impact

20 June 2018

NASA is designing and testing missions to deflect a potential asteroid from hitting Earth, and working with emergency responders to plan for a day when one does

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