Today's Close-Up

Hayabusa2's Asteroid Mission: Behind the Scenes (2019x19)

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On July 11th, Japan's Hayabusa2 space probe made a second landing on the asteroid Ryugu some 280 million kilometers from Earth. It appears the probe has also succeeded in collecting "fresh" samples from the artificial crater it made in April. All's well that ends well. But a look behind-the-scenes shows the Hayabusa2 team fought an uphill battle to make this happen.