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Hayabusa2 just made space history with a first laser experiment around an asteroid

Japan’s Hayabusa2 spacecraft has achieved the first successful laser ranging experiment performed during an asteroid flyby, marking a new milestone in deep-space exploration, according to the Japan ...
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Japan's Hayabusa2 achieves first-ever laser ranging experiment with an asteroid

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's (JAXA) Hayabusa2 spacecraft reached another milestone this summer, a first for space agencies. On Sunday, July 5, the probe conducted the first successful ...
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ESA and JAXA's Ramses probe powers up ahead of a rare close encounter with asteroid Apophis

“For the first time ever, nature is bringing one to us and conducting the experiment itself.” ...
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Japanese Spacecraft Heading To Unusual Asteroid Begins Firing Lasers At A Second Asteroid

Hayabusa2 fired the lasers as it hurtled by at 5 kilometers per second. The first-of-its-kind experiment could help with ...