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Hayabusa-2 Snaps Stunning Close-Up Images of Asteroid Torifune during Flyby


On July 5, 2026, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s Hayabusa-2 spacecraft completed the first asteroid encounter of its extended mission, flying past the two-lobed near-Earth asteroid Torifune and returning its close-up visible and thermal images.

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