1998 KY26: Hayabusa2’s 2031 target is the same size as its spacecraft visitor

Following its successful collection of material from the asteroid 162173 Ryugu in 2019, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s (JAXA) Hayabusa2 spacecraft swung by Earth to drop off its precious cargo in December 2020. But even as scientists continue to poke, prod, and zap grains of Ryugu to unlock their secrets, Hayabusa2 has been redirected to rendezvousContinue reading “1998 KY26: Hayabusa2’s 2031 target is the same size as its spacecraft visitor”
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